Public bug reported: Touchpad simply not detected on "Aspire ES 15" also referred as "ES1-522-61GZ". there seems to be no existence of the touchpad at all. It was working fine on windows. After reading a bit and trying few commands found there https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingTouchpadDetection#In_case_your_Touchpad_doesn.27t_work_at_all_.28No_response_from_the_Touchpad.29
I tried Ubuntu 16.04 live, 17.10 live and 17.04 installed. Most problem / solutions found online concerns buggy drivers & conf. but not much about undetected hardware. I have a wireless mouse so its not the most painful issue but this is annoying ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.9.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-11.12~lp1708852-generic 4.12.5 Uname: Linux 4.12.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7 Date: Sun Oct 8 16:55:39 2017 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: zesty DistroVariant: ubuntu InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-16 (21 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) MachineType: Acer Aspire ES1-522 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.12.0-11-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/18/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: V1.07 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: BELLEMERE_BE dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: V1.07 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.07:bd04/18/2016:svnAcer:pnAspireES1-522:pvrV1.07:rvnAcer:rnBELLEMERE_BE:rvrV1.07:cvnAcer:ct9:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: CZL dmi.product.name: Aspire ES1-522 dmi.product.version: V1.07 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+17.04.20170109-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.76-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.9.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.14-0ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Sun Oct 8 15:43:20 2017 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1.1 xserver.video_driver: radeon ** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubuntu zesty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1722084 Title: touchpad not detected on Aspire ES 15 Status in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Touchpad simply not detected on "Aspire ES 15" also referred as "ES1-522-61GZ". there seems to be no existence of the touchpad at all. It was working fine on windows. After reading a bit and trying few commands found there https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingTouchpadDetection#In_case_your_Touchpad_doesn.27t_work_at_all_.28No_response_from_the_Touchpad.29 I tried Ubuntu 16.04 live, 17.10 live and 17.04 installed. Most problem / solutions found online concerns buggy drivers & conf. but not much about undetected hardware. I have a wireless mouse so its not the most painful issue but this is annoying ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.9.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-11.12~lp1708852-generic 4.12.5 Uname: Linux 4.12.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7 Date: Sun Oct 8 16:55:39 2017 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: zesty DistroVariant: ubuntu InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-16 (21 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) MachineType: Acer Aspire ES1-522 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.12.0-11-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/18/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: V1.07 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: BELLEMERE_BE dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: V1.07 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.07:bd04/18/2016:svnAcer:pnAspireES1-522:pvrV1.07:rvnAcer:rnBELLEMERE_BE:rvrV1.07:cvnAcer:ct9:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: CZL dmi.product.name: Aspire ES1-522 dmi.product.version: V1.07 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+17.04.20170109-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.76-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.9.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.14-0ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Sun Oct 8 15:43:20 2017 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1.1 xserver.video_driver: radeon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/1722084/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp