It looks like the issue is related to GNOME's settings - specifically the touchpad_enabled setting being set to false. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1606153 for discussion.
The following solution works for me. Open a terminal (or press Alt+F2), and enter: gconftool -s -t bool /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled true -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/783641 Title: touchpad stops working until I switch the user or re-login To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/783641/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
