[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 442441] Re: Touchpad and mouse buttons not working after upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10

Ok, correction to my latest post: Problem is NOT due to the nvidia driver. I uninstalled it completely, and installed it manually from the nvida webpage. No difference whatsoever. I believe it just started when I upgraded to 10.04. - dmesg does not show my touchpad now anymore, and it would do

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 442441] Re: Touchpad and mouse buttons not working after upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10

Hi there I have been having this problem on VAIO FZ21M since 9.04, to 10.04. Touchpad works intermittently, and now in 10.04, when it does not work I get: (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: no supported touchpad found (EE) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware. (EE)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 479839] Re: Synaptics Touchpad on Dell Inspiron 2650 not always working after restart

My touchpad sometimes works, and sometimes not. The touchpad buttons always work though, and usb mouse always does. I think this log in the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file is relevant: (WW) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint can't grab event device, errno=16 Anytime the touchpad does not work, I get this error

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 243860] Re: Dell Inspiron 1420n Touchpad Stopped Working in Hardy

Same problem here, more details: Touchpad works whenever I do not get this in warning in the xorg logfile: (ww) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16 This warning happends randomly, as far as I can see. Even when the touchpad does not work, the touchpad buttons DO work.