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    Touchpad doesn't work

    I followed SteveRiley's quick how to for installing Kubuntu, on my HPMini netbook. I installed Ubuntu server 13.10, and following the instructions, removed the server and installed kubuntu-desktop. Both installations seemed to go without a hitch. I rebooted into Kubuntu, and the touchpad didn't work. Nor did a USB mouse. lsmod showed no module for touchpad or mouse. xinput showed no touchpad or mouse. The driver for the touchpad is supposed to be synaptics, but when I try to install it I'm informed that it has been replaced by tpconfig. So I installed tpconfig, and rebooted. The touchpad still doesn't work, but the USB mouse does, and lsmod and xinput show it. No sign of the touchpad, however. But there's this:
    Code:
    sudo tpconfig -i
    Found Synaptics Touchpad
    Firmware: 8.96
    I have a disability that makes it very difficult to use a mouse, so I really want to get the touchpad working. Is there something I can do?
    Last edited by arist; Mar 02, 2014, 07:29 PM.

    #2
    Have you launched Synaptic from the main menu and set it up(main menu > Utilities > Synaptic) yet? There is a box to check for Synaptic to start on startup.


    "I have a disability that makes it very difficult to use a mouse, so I really want to get the touchpad working. Is there something I can do?"

    I find the touchpad under Windows and Linux to be very cumbersome to use however, Apple's touchpad is the cat's meow. I also have difficulties using
    a mouse and use a trackball instead.

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      #3
      When I click on Synaptics I get the error message "No touch pad was found in this system."

      Some more information:
      Code:
      sudo apt-cache showpkg synaptics
      Package: synaptics
      Versions:
      Reverse Depends:
         tpconfig,synaptics
      Dependencies:
      Provides:
      Reverse Provides:

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        #4
        xinput doesn't find the touchpad. It's nowhere to found in the system. When I enter xinput set-prop it returns "unable to find device".

        I think I'll try installing Saucy again. Thanks a lot for your help.

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          #5
          xinput list doesn't find the touchpad.

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            #6
            See if kde-touchpad is available for installation.
            Windows no longer obstructs my view.
            Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
            "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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              #7
              Originally posted by Snowhog View Post
              See if kde-touchpad is available for installation.
              It's not. I managed to get it working by doing a fresh install. See this thread for the problems I've having with that.

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                #8
                Pretty much the same here:
                Code:
                ⎡ Virtual core pointer                    	id=2	[master pointer  (3)]
                ⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer              	id=4	[slave  pointer  (2)]
                ⎜   ↳ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad              	id=12	[slave  pointer  (2)]
                ⎣ Virtual core keyboard                   	id=3	[master keyboard (2)]
                    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard             	id=5	[slave  keyboard (3)]
                    ↳ Power Button                            	id=6	[slave  keyboard (3)]
                    ↳ Video Bus                               	id=7	[slave  keyboard (3)]
                    ↳ Power Button                            	id=8	[slave  keyboard (3)]
                    ↳ Sleep Button                            	id=9	[slave  keyboard (3)]
                    ↳ Webcam-101                              	id=10	[slave  keyboard (3)]
                    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard            	id=11	[slave  keyboard (3)]
                    ↳ HP WMI hotkeys                          	id=13	[slave  keyboard (3)]
                I'm glad it's working, but Saucy for some reason doesn't like this computer: there's always one problem or another. Now I can't upgrade without breaking the screen resolution, and resume from hibernation doesn't work. This computer been through at least five versions of Kubuntu, with occasional problems, but nothing like this.

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