https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Touchpad_Synaptics#Touchpad_not_recognized_after_shutdown_from_Arch
> Certain touchpads (Elantech in particular) will fail to be recognized as a device of any sort after a standard shutdown from Arch Linux.
This seems to fit your problem description. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Touchpad_Synaptics#MATE > MATE will by default overwrite various options for your touchpad. Maybe your problem has something to do with MATE? -- Best, ID
