Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Touchpad is disabled in latest (as of today, 2009-07-08) karmic live cd. There is no evidence of it in lshal or lspci. Manually installing xserver-xorg-input synaptics and enabling it manually in xorg.conf doesn't solve the problem.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jul 8 10:04:00 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Alpha i386 (20090707)
MachineType: Acer, inc. Yspire 1690
Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.1.2-1ubuntu1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz -- debian-installer/language=it console-setup/layoutcode?=it
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-2.16-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
libgl1-mesa-glx 7.5~rc4-1ubuntu3
libdrm2 2.4.11-0ubuntu1
xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.7.99.1+git20090602.ec2fde7c-0ubuntu5
xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090629.f39cafc5-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-2-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 03/14/06
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: 3A44
dmi.board.name: Crane II
dmi.board.vendor: Acer, Inc.
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: , Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvr3A44:bd03/14/06:svnAcer,inc.:pnYspire1690:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer,Inc.:rnCraneII:rvrNotApplicable:cvn,Inc.:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Yspire 1690
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer, inc.
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
distro: Ubuntu
architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-2-generic
Please install the "input-utils" package, then type the following command:
sudo lsinput > input_devices.txt
and attach your "input_devices.txt" file