Installing http://dahetral.com/public-download/psmouse-alps- dst-1.2.tbz/view worked for me.
Download into /usr/src, run ./alps.sh dkms_install_symlink and then ./alps.sh dkms_build_alps Dell latitude e5430, cat /proc/bus/input/devices says I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0008 Version=0000 This is 12.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/606238 Title: synaptic touchpad not recognized on dell latitude e6510 and others To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/606238/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs