I experience this issue as well running Linux Mint 17.3 (based on Ubuntu
14). I updated to the latest BIOS (216) before I ever installed Linux on
the machine. It has no effect. The old BIOS was not "buggy" by the way.
It was a very minor update. The touchpad is not recognized at all. The
hardware on this machine is just "too new." The touchpad cannot even be
made to work in Windows 7. I think it's only functional in Windows 10
(and maybe 8). I know of no version of Linux where the touchpad on the
machine works at the current time.
Output of
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
# SMBIOS implementations newer than version 2.8 are not
# fully supported by this version of dmidecode.
GL552VW.216
# SMBIOS implementations newer than version 2.8 are not
# fully supported by this version of dmidecode.
11/20/2015
dmidecode is 2.12-2 (reported as the latest version)
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
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the touchpad is not detected in Ubuntu 14.04.3 . The laptop is ASUS
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