Comment 54 for bug 191024

I have the same problem described here and would like to add my system as another data point.

Lenovo W500
Ubuntu 8.10
Linux 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:20 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

I use a USB mouse. I have absolutely no touchpad support -- even with gsynaptics installed.

Relevant data:

$sudo 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.

From /var/log/Xorg.0.log:

(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.15.2
Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics event device found
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
(**) Option "SHMConfig" "on"
(**) Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
(**) Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
Query no Synaptics: 6003C8
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics touchpad detected and no repeater device
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics Touchpad"
(II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"

dmesg |grep input gives:

[ 1.453255] input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as /devices/virtual/input/input0
[ 1.473104] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input1
[ 11.582743] input: Power Button (FF) as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input2
[ 11.596065] input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input3
[ 11.596583] input: Sleep Button (CM) as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input4
[ 11.958608] input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:02/input/input5
[ 11.977690] input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:08/device:09/input/input6
[ 12.535064] input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input7
[ 12.607371] input: UVC Camera (17ef:4807) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb4/4-6/4-6:1.0/input/input8
[ 13.652783] input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input9
[ 13.692158] input: ThinkPad Extra Buttons as /devices/virtual/input/input10

cat /proc/bus/input/devices |grep ^N: gives:

N: Name="Macintosh mouse button emulation"
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
N: Name="Power Button (FF)"
N: Name="Lid Switch"
N: Name="Sleep Button (CM)"
N: Name="Video Bus"
N: Name="Video Bus"
N: Name="PC Speaker"
N: Name="UVC Camera (17ef:4807)"
N: Name="ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse"
N: Name="ThinkPad Extra Buttons"

I attached lshal | grep ^N:

It appears that the kernel refuses to detect my touchpad.