I have a Lenovo W530 and I am having the same problem as others describe. I found these messages from dmesg:
[ 435.029679] psmouse serio1: bad data from KBC - timeout [ 561.787068] psmouse serio1: TrackPoint at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away. [ 724.389084] psmouse serio1: TrackPoint at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away. [ 734.832316] psmouse serio1: TrackPoint at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 2 bytes away. cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS \n \l uname -a Linux w530b 4.15.0-43-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 6 14:45:28 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Priority: "makes computer unusable". For me turning off wifi and back on didn't help. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1679962 Title: psmouse serio1: Explorer Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 3 bytes away. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1679962/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs