Ok, got ome good news! Thnx to Hans de Geode, Peter Hutterer and Benjamin Tissoires we manged to figure out how to make this work.
By grabbing the hexadecimal code as found with lsusb: 0x06cb:0x5710 th0ma7@brutus:~$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 005: ID 04f3:0117 Elan Microelectronics Corp. Bus 002 Device 004: ID 06cb:5710 Synaptics, Inc. Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0483:91d1 STMicroelectronics Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1bcf:2c40 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub In conjunction with the appropriate usb hook (namely usb.quirks) added to the kernel boot command we got the "clickpad" to function! quirk 0x20000000: fully functional boot option: usbhid.quirks=0x06cb:0x5710:0x20000000 quirk 0x00000200: not working. Actually needs a full shutdown/boot for the device to properly reset. boot option: usbhid.quirks=0x06cb:0x5710:0x00000200 Patch available at: http://marc.info/?l=linux-input&m=139905373328180&w=2 Hopefully it will be merged with 3.15-rc4+ and backported to the default ubuntu kernel. -- 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/1312489 Title: [HP Split 13-m110ca x2 PC] Touchpad not working Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: synaptic not working with hp split x2. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic 3.13.0-24.46 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: th0ma7 1886 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: th0ma7 1886 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Apr 24 20:46:02 2014 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=5bf060d4-14b6-495f-8b95-451bd45b1d1c InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-24 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Split 13 x2 PC ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=01199aaf-45ab-40c4-9f1f-b0dd8c069a68 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-24-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-24-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/13/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.14 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 215B dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 26.13 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.14:bd09/13/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPSplit13x2PC:pvr0887110000305B00000320000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn215B:rvr26.13:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: HP Split 13 x2 PC dmi.product.version: 0887110000305B00000320000 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1312489/+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