Run sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get install x11-utils xinput
to install the needed command. If you then run xev you get information about hardware that might move the mouse pointer. Perhaps the hardware is broken. I guess that assumed the software should be fishy, it won't display something, when the mouse pointer moves, but this not necessarily is ensured, so better disable the mouse pad and connect an external mouse for testing purpose. Run xinput --list and then xinput disable NUMBER_OF_THE_TOUCHPAD An example, since I don't have a touchpad, I show how to disablen and enable my optical mouse. xinput --list ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ USB Optical Mouse id=8 [slave pointer (2)] ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=7 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=9 [slave keyboard (3)] To disable the mouse I need to run xinput disable 8 and to enable it xinput enable 8 Regards, Ralf -- ubuntu-studio-users mailing list ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users