im a semi newbie , and im afraid to make a mess... plus i cant do a backup at the moment, maybe in the future when i have more time and an external hd. anyway, i have tried to do
sudo modprobe -r elan_i2c sudo modprobe elan_i2c and then my dmesg | grep -i elan is this: lillo@lillo-X540SA:~$ dmesg | grep -i elan [ 14.290318] i2c-ELAN1000:00 supply vcc not found, using dummy regulator [ 14.418179] input: Elan Touchpad as /devices/pci0000:00/808622C1:03/i2c-9/i2c-ELAN1000:00/input/input5 [ 906.455349] elan_i2c i2c-ELAN1000:00: failed to read report data: -110 [ 1069.681827] i2c-ELAN1000:00 supply vcc not found, using dummy regulator [ 1070.713682] elan_i2c i2c-ELAN1000:00: writing cmd (0x0005) failed: -110 [ 1070.713692] elan_i2c i2c-ELAN1000:00: device reset failed: -110 [ 1070.713702] elan_i2c i2c-ELAN1000:00: device initialize failed: -110 [ 1071.773741] elan_i2c i2c-ELAN1000:00: writing cmd (0x0005) failed: -110 [ 1071.773761] elan_i2c i2c-ELAN1000:00: device reset failed: -110 [ 1071.773778] elan_i2c i2c-ELAN1000:00: device initialize failed: -110 [ 1072.833816] elan_i2c i2c-ELAN1000:00: writing cmd (0x0005) failed: -110 [ 1072.833834] elan_i2c i2c-ELAN1000:00: device reset failed: -110 [ 1072.833852] elan_i2c i2c-ELAN1000:00: device initialize failed: -110 [ 1072.881767] elan_i2c: probe of i2c-ELAN1000:00 failed with error -110 ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1590432 Title: elan touchpad freezes randomly on ubuntu 16.04 Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: when i visit some websites, with a lot of videos or animations, my touchpad freezes, and the only thing to do is ctrl alt print REISUB, because if I open a terminal and write sudo shutdown -r now, the computer freezes and i have to click the power button... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.40-generic 4.4.8 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Wed Jun 8 15:12:37 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Device [8086:22b1] (rev 21) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:10c0] InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-10 (28 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:57de Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Bus 001 Device 004: ID 13d3:3423 IMC Networks Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X540SA ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=it_IT TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-22-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=3d82a398-6d04-4ebd-9047-72877a62c81e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/25/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: X540SA.207 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: X540SA dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrX540SA.207:bd11/25/2015:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnX540SA:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnX540SA:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: X540SA dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160526-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Wed Jun 8 15:04:33 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 1249 vendor LGD xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1590432/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp