Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
After upgrade from Jaunty to Karmic the touchpad on Packard Bell stopped working. Kernel module is still loaded because I can cat /dev/psaux. Problem seems related to udev/evdev. Error received from Xorg.0.log (II) config/hal: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (II) LoadModule: "synaptics" (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//synaptics_drv.so (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 1.1.2 Module class: X.Org XInput Driver ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0 (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 1.1.2 SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad The /dev/input/event* device nodes seem to be missing (**) Option "Device" "/dev/event7" Query no Synaptics: 000000 (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: no supported touchpad found (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware. (EE) PreInit failed for input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics" (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-evdev: Installed: 1:2.2.5-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:2.2.5-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:2.2.5-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: Installed: 1.1.2-1ubuntu5 Candidate: 1.1.2-1ubuntu5 Version table: *** 1.1.2-1ubuntu5 0 500 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch) Release: 9.10 Codename: karmic ** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- device nodes seem to be missing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441194 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp