I've got the same problem here on a HP6710s notebook. It suddenly stopped working. Now I tried upgrading to hardy but didn't work. Interestingly it gets detected with tpconfig:
root@farnsworth:~# tpconfig -i
Found Synaptics Touchpad.
Firmware: 8.96 (multiple-byte mode).
Sensor type: unknown (0).
Geometry: rectangular/landscape/up.
Packets: absolute, 80 packets per second.
Corner taps disabled; no tap gestures.
Edge motion: none.
Z threshold: 6 of 7.
2 button mode; corner tap is right button click.
I've got the same problem here on a HP6710s notebook. It suddenly stopped working. Now I tried upgrading to hardy but didn't work. Interestingly it gets detected with tpconfig: landscape/ up.
root@farnsworth:~# tpconfig -i
Found Synaptics Touchpad.
Firmware: 8.96 (multiple-byte mode).
Sensor type: unknown (0).
Geometry: rectangular/
Packets: absolute, 80 packets per second.
Corner taps disabled; no tap gestures.
Edge motion: none.
Z threshold: 6 of 7.
2 button mode; corner tap is right button click.