Same issue here... my touchpad totally died after an upgrade and had too plug an external mouse...
here's some output mentioned in other posts: $ 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. ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/25095142/Xorg.0.log -- [Intrepid] Synaptics touchpad stopped working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282946 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs