Public bug reported: After some delay (how long it is or if it's consistent I don't know) the touchpad becomes completely unresponsive.
Logging out and back in fixes the problem. Rebooting fixes the problem. Plugging in a mouse and using that works, but the touchpad remains dead. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.4.1-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.29-generic 3.0.20 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Mar 1 01:12:28 2012 DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-12-23 03:10:08.020605 DistroCodename: oneiric DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 900 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic root=UUID=312c1785-d8a6-496e-ba5e-6b4cd2094d8c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-12-23 (68 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 06/10/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0704 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: 900 dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: x.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC. dmi.chassis.version: x.x dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0704:bd06/10/2008:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn900:pvr0302:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn900:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTekComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x: dmi.product.name: 900 dmi.product.version: 0302 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6.1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1 ** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/943723 Title: EeePC 900 "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad" stops working after unknown delay To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/943723/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs