** Description changed: My Dell Precision M4500 trackpad is detected as a mouse instead of a trackpad, this means that the Gnome System->Preferences->Mouse application does not show the Trackpad settings. This means I cannot disable the touchpad tap-to-click functionality off and because it is very sensitive, typing without the cursor jumping around is a problem. I have tried upgrading to Maverick-Proposed to see if the bug fix for this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/380126 would fix it, but it didn't. + + Applying the fix in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/754344 allows the + touchpad on the Precision M4500 to be recognized as a Trackpad, but I + cannot disable the Tap to Click feature. ~$ uname -a Linux gba-jbaxter2-ub 2.6.35-27-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 22 20:25:46 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux ~$ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 10.10 \n \l ~$ cat /proc/bus/input/devices I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000 N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse" P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input13 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse1 event13 B: EV=7 B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 B: REL=3 ~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i mouse [ 18.138] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled [ 18.484] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Generic Mouse (/dev/input/event13) [ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall" [ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: always reports core events [ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event13" [ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons [ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found relative axes [ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found x and y relative axes [ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Configuring as mouse [ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5 [ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200 [ 18.484] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS/2 Generic Mouse" (type: MOUSE) [ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: initialized for relative axes. [ 18.484] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Generic Mouse (/dev/input/mouse1) However Synaptics detects it ok ~$ 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. - --- + --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23. Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: - **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** - card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog] - Subdevices: 1/1 - Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 + **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** + card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog] + Subdevices: 1/1 + Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: - USER PID ACCESS COMMAND - /dev/snd/controlC0: jbaxter 2022 F.... pulseaudio + USER PID ACCESS COMMAND + /dev/snd/controlC0: jbaxter 2022 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: - Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8260000 irq 47' - Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD81B1C5' - Components : 'HDA:111d76d5,1028040c,00100104' - Controls : 16 - Simple ctrls : 11 + Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8260000 irq 47' + Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD81B1C5' + Components : 'HDA:111d76d5,1028040c,00100104' + Controls : 16 + Simple ctrls : 11 Card1.Amixer.info: - Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xe3080000 irq 16' - Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 0a HDMI/DP' - Components : 'HDA:10de000a,10de0101,00100100' - Controls : 16 - Simple ctrls : 4 + Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xe3080000 irq 16' + Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 0a HDMI/DP' + Components : 'HDA:10de000a,10de0101,00100100' + Controls : 16 + Simple ctrls : 4 CheckboxSubmission: 36b3efd452ac946ed8adae3314cf60d5 CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=628d34a7-24ac-4da0-b1d5-3eeb19d0d308 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M4500 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: - LANGUAGE=en_GB:en - PATH=(custom, user) - LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANGUAGE=en_GB:en + PATH=(custom, user) + LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=UUID=68793954-e594-47e0-93dd-08406108aabd ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 RelatedPackageVersions: - linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-10-generic N/A - linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-10-generic N/A - linux-firmware 1.52 + linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-10-generic N/A + linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-10-generic N/A + linux-firmware 1.52 Tags: natty running-unity Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-18 (90 days ago) UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse lpadmin mythtv netdev plugdev sambashare tape vboxusers video WifiSyslog: - + dmi.bios.date: 11/20/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A06 dmi.board.name: 0RRH3K dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A03 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd11/20/2010:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM4500:pvr0001:rvnDellInc.:rn0RRH3K:rvrA03:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Precision M4500 dmi.product.version: 0001 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
** Description changed: My Dell Precision M4500 trackpad is detected as a mouse instead of a trackpad, this means that the Gnome System->Preferences->Mouse application does not show the Trackpad settings. This means I cannot disable the touchpad tap-to-click functionality off and because it is very sensitive, typing without the cursor jumping around is a problem. I have tried upgrading to Maverick-Proposed to see if the bug fix for this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/380126 would fix it, but it didn't. Applying the fix in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/754344 allows the touchpad on the Precision M4500 to be recognized as a Trackpad, but I cannot disable the Tap to Click feature. + + WORKAROUND: + https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/550625/comments/329 ~$ uname -a Linux gba-jbaxter2-ub 2.6.35-27-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 22 20:25:46 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux ~$ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 10.10 \n \l ~$ cat /proc/bus/input/devices I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000 N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse" P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input13 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse1 event13 B: EV=7 B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 B: REL=3 ~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i mouse [ 18.138] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled [ 18.484] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Generic Mouse (/dev/input/event13) [ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall" [ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: always reports core events [ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event13" [ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons [ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found relative axes [ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found x and y relative axes [ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Configuring as mouse [ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5 [ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200 [ 18.484] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS/2 Generic Mouse" (type: MOUSE) [ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: initialized for relative axes. [ 18.484] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Generic Mouse (/dev/input/mouse1) However Synaptics detects it ok ~$ 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. --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23. Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: jbaxter 2022 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8260000 irq 47' Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD81B1C5' Components : 'HDA:111d76d5,1028040c,00100104' Controls : 16 Simple ctrls : 11 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xe3080000 irq 16' Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 0a HDMI/DP' Components : 'HDA:10de000a,10de0101,00100100' Controls : 16 Simple ctrls : 4 CheckboxSubmission: 36b3efd452ac946ed8adae3314cf60d5 CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=628d34a7-24ac-4da0-b1d5-3eeb19d0d308 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M4500 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=UUID=68793954-e594-47e0-93dd-08406108aabd ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-10-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-10-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.52 Tags: natty running-unity Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-18 (90 days ago) UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse lpadmin mythtv netdev plugdev sambashare tape vboxusers video WifiSyslog: dmi.bios.date: 11/20/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A06 dmi.board.name: 0RRH3K dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A03 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd11/20/2010:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM4500:pvr0001:rvnDellInc.:rn0RRH3K:rvrA03:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Precision M4500 dmi.product.version: 0001 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/727259 Title: Dell Precision M4500 trackpad is detected as a PS/2 Generic Mouse To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/727259/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs