This is still an issue on a macbook pro 8,1 and its touchpad (not a very recent machine, but could happen on other machines with the same touchpad). I'll add apport information
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => New ** Tags added: apport-collected artful ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1257547 Title: [bcm5974] Apple touchpad fails to respond, dmesg contains multiple mesages of form: bcm5974: bad trackpad package, length: 8 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1257547/+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