Robert van G., as per http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/Product/inspiron-17r- se-7720 an update is available for your BIOS (A15). If you update to this, does it change anything?
If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date Thank you for your understanding. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1088760 Touchpad on Dell 17R is recognized as PS/2 Generic Mouse ** Summary changed: - Synaptics touchpad recognized as PS/2 Generic Mouse on Dell Inspiron 7720 + [Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720] Synaptics touchpad recognized as PS/2 Generic Mouse ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Tags added: bios-outdated-a15 needs-upstream-testing regression- potential -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1144000 Title: [Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720] Synaptics touchpad recognized as PS/2 Generic Mouse To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1144000/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs