Quoted from Seth: " Artful is based on 4.13 and the patch went upstream in 4.13-rc6, so artful does have the patch already.
Seth " Double checked Artful OK. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Artful) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1715271 Title: Middle button of trackpoint doesn't work Status in HWE Next: In Progress Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Zesty: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Committed Bug description: Middle button doesn't work on several Thinkpad laptops like E570, E475, E470, E575 and X1Carbon. When middle button fails to work, logs show: psmouse serio2: trackpoint: failed to get extended button data It fails to read out ext button info via PS2 command. Almost all the Thinkpad have 3 buttons, so set it to 3 button when it fails to read button info. And on Lenovo X1, there is a new version of trackpoint, add this ID for this new device. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1715271/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp