The abovementioned patch has been included upstream in kernel 2.6.35-rc6. From the changelog:
commit 3e1bbc8d5018a05c0793c8a32b777a1396eb4414 Author: Kamal Mostafa Date: Mon Jul 19 11:00:52 2010 -0700 Input: i8042 - add Gigabyte Spring Peak to dmi_noloop_table Gigabyte "Spring Peak" notebook indicates wrong chassis-type, tripping up i8042 and breaking the touchpad. Add this model to i8042_dmi_noloop_table[] to resolve. BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/580664 Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa Cc: sta...@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov A PPA of this kernel is available at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/ -- touchpad not functional on Gigabyte Spring Peak https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/580664 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs