Just installed ubuntu on an acer latop and now the touchpad wont work. How do i fix this?
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As the title says, i just installed ubuntu via a flash drive and now the curoer remains stationary on my screen. It wont click or move. How do i fix this?
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As the title says, i just installed ubuntu via a flash drive and now the curoer remains stationary on my screen. It wont click or move. How do i fix this?
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asked Feb 14 at 18:23
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Instead of posting desktop picture, please update your question with Ubuntu version, output ofxinput,cat /var/log/syslog | grep -i touchpad.
– N0rbert
Feb 14 at 18:42
Which Asus (sudo dmidecode --type 1)? Which Ubuntu (lsb_release -a)?
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As the title says, i just installed ubuntu via a flash drive and now the curoer remains stationary on my screen. It wont click or move. How do i fix this?
Picture of desktop
touchpad
asked Feb 14 at 18:23
HeroToMillions
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As the title says, i just installed ubuntu via a flash drive and now the curoer remains stationary on my screen. It wont click or move. How do i fix this?
Picture of desktop
touchpad
touchpad
asked Feb 14 at 18:23
HeroToMillions
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asked Feb 14 at 18:23
HeroToMillions
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asked Feb 14 at 18:23
HeroToMillions
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asked Feb 14 at 18:23
HeroToMillions
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Instead of posting desktop picture, please update your question with Ubuntu version, output ofxinput,cat /var/log/syslog | grep -i touchpad.
– N0rbert
Feb 14 at 18:42
Which Asus (sudo dmidecode --type 1)? Which Ubuntu (lsb_release -a)?
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:56
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Instead of posting desktop picture, please update your question with Ubuntu version, output ofxinput,cat /var/log/syslog | grep -i touchpad.
– N0rbert
Feb 14 at 18:42
Which Asus (sudo dmidecode --type 1)? Which Ubuntu (lsb_release -a)?
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:56
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Instead of posting desktop picture, please update your question with Ubuntu version, output of
xinput, cat /var/log/syslog | grep -i touchpad.– N0rbert
Feb 14 at 18:42
Instead of posting desktop picture, please update your question with Ubuntu version, output of
xinput, cat /var/log/syslog | grep -i touchpad.– N0rbert
Feb 14 at 18:42
Which Asus (
sudo dmidecode --type 1)? Which Ubuntu (lsb_release -a)?– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:56
Which Asus (
sudo dmidecode --type 1)? Which Ubuntu (lsb_release -a)?– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:56
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When booting get into the BIOS settings (F2) and set touchpad mode on "basic" instead of "advanced" (it's in a different part of the BIOS settings depending on the laptop, as far as I know). Then go to "exit" and choose "exit and save changes". Then get into Ubuntu (the touchpad will now work but not perfectly) and install the package "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" (from a package manager or from the terminal with sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics). After that, the touchpad will work perfectly on Ubuntu.
If you have dual boot, you will have to set it on "advanced" again in order to have it work perfectly on Windows, and on "basic" in order to have it work at all on Ubuntu. The package "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" will give you on Ubuntu all the advanced functions that the "advanced" mode gives you on Windows (two fingers etc.)
answered Feb 14 at 22:05
Lombres
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Last versions of Ubuntu move to libinput (xserver-xorg-input-libinput) instead of synaptics.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:44
On my Acer laptop with Kubuntu 17.10 it doesn't work unless I have both synaptics and libinput installed
– Lombres
Feb 14 at 22:52
Might be related to this problem. You don't have libinput on the output ofxinput list-props 11where 11 is the device id? You can find the device id withxinput.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 23:02
I don't want to risk to make a mess again. It works and I will keep it this way.
– Lombres
Feb 15 at 22:16
JFTR, listing properties of a device don't brake things.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 16 at 4:22
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When booting get into the BIOS settings (F2) and set touchpad mode on "basic" instead of "advanced" (it's in a different part of the BIOS settings depending on the laptop, as far as I know). Then go to "exit" and choose "exit and save changes". Then get into Ubuntu (the touchpad will now work but not perfectly) and install the package "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" (from a package manager or from the terminal with sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics). After that, the touchpad will work perfectly on Ubuntu.
If you have dual boot, you will have to set it on "advanced" again in order to have it work perfectly on Windows, and on "basic" in order to have it work at all on Ubuntu. The package "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" will give you on Ubuntu all the advanced functions that the "advanced" mode gives you on Windows (two fingers etc.)
answered Feb 14 at 22:05
Lombres
366
Last versions of Ubuntu move to libinput (xserver-xorg-input-libinput) instead of synaptics.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:44
On my Acer laptop with Kubuntu 17.10 it doesn't work unless I have both synaptics and libinput installed
– Lombres
Feb 14 at 22:52
Might be related to this problem. You don't have libinput on the output ofxinput list-props 11where 11 is the device id? You can find the device id withxinput.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 23:02
I don't want to risk to make a mess again. It works and I will keep it this way.
– Lombres
Feb 15 at 22:16
JFTR, listing properties of a device don't brake things.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 16 at 4:22
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
0
down vote
When booting get into the BIOS settings (F2) and set touchpad mode on "basic" instead of "advanced" (it's in a different part of the BIOS settings depending on the laptop, as far as I know). Then go to "exit" and choose "exit and save changes". Then get into Ubuntu (the touchpad will now work but not perfectly) and install the package "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" (from a package manager or from the terminal with sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics). After that, the touchpad will work perfectly on Ubuntu.
If you have dual boot, you will have to set it on "advanced" again in order to have it work perfectly on Windows, and on "basic" in order to have it work at all on Ubuntu. The package "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" will give you on Ubuntu all the advanced functions that the "advanced" mode gives you on Windows (two fingers etc.)
answered Feb 14 at 22:05
Lombres
366
Last versions of Ubuntu move to libinput (xserver-xorg-input-libinput) instead of synaptics.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:44
On my Acer laptop with Kubuntu 17.10 it doesn't work unless I have both synaptics and libinput installed
– Lombres
Feb 14 at 22:52
Might be related to this problem. You don't have libinput on the output ofxinput list-props 11where 11 is the device id? You can find the device id withxinput.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 23:02
I don't want to risk to make a mess again. It works and I will keep it this way.
– Lombres
Feb 15 at 22:16
JFTR, listing properties of a device don't brake things.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 16 at 4:22
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
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When booting get into the BIOS settings (F2) and set touchpad mode on "basic" instead of "advanced" (it's in a different part of the BIOS settings depending on the laptop, as far as I know). Then go to "exit" and choose "exit and save changes". Then get into Ubuntu (the touchpad will now work but not perfectly) and install the package "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" (from a package manager or from the terminal with sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics). After that, the touchpad will work perfectly on Ubuntu.
If you have dual boot, you will have to set it on "advanced" again in order to have it work perfectly on Windows, and on "basic" in order to have it work at all on Ubuntu. The package "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" will give you on Ubuntu all the advanced functions that the "advanced" mode gives you on Windows (two fingers etc.)
answered Feb 14 at 22:05
Lombres
366
When booting get into the BIOS settings (F2) and set touchpad mode on "basic" instead of "advanced" (it's in a different part of the BIOS settings depending on the laptop, as far as I know). Then go to "exit" and choose "exit and save changes". Then get into Ubuntu (the touchpad will now work but not perfectly) and install the package "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" (from a package manager or from the terminal with sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics). After that, the touchpad will work perfectly on Ubuntu.
If you have dual boot, you will have to set it on "advanced" again in order to have it work perfectly on Windows, and on "basic" in order to have it work at all on Ubuntu. The package "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" will give you on Ubuntu all the advanced functions that the "advanced" mode gives you on Windows (two fingers etc.)
answered Feb 14 at 22:05
Lombres
366
answered Feb 14 at 22:05
Lombres
366
answered Feb 14 at 22:05
Lombres
366
answered Feb 14 at 22:05
Lombres
366
366
Last versions of Ubuntu move to libinput (xserver-xorg-input-libinput) instead of synaptics.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:44
On my Acer laptop with Kubuntu 17.10 it doesn't work unless I have both synaptics and libinput installed
– Lombres
Feb 14 at 22:52
Might be related to this problem. You don't have libinput on the output ofxinput list-props 11where 11 is the device id? You can find the device id withxinput.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 23:02
I don't want to risk to make a mess again. It works and I will keep it this way.
– Lombres
Feb 15 at 22:16
JFTR, listing properties of a device don't brake things.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 16 at 4:22
 |Â
show 1 more comment
Last versions of Ubuntu move to libinput (xserver-xorg-input-libinput) instead of synaptics.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:44
On my Acer laptop with Kubuntu 17.10 it doesn't work unless I have both synaptics and libinput installed
– Lombres
Feb 14 at 22:52
Might be related to this problem. You don't have libinput on the output ofxinput list-props 11where 11 is the device id? You can find the device id withxinput.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 23:02
I don't want to risk to make a mess again. It works and I will keep it this way.
– Lombres
Feb 15 at 22:16
JFTR, listing properties of a device don't brake things.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 16 at 4:22
Last versions of Ubuntu move to libinput (
xserver-xorg-input-libinput) instead of synaptics.– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:44
Last versions of Ubuntu move to libinput (
xserver-xorg-input-libinput) instead of synaptics.– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:44
On my Acer laptop with Kubuntu 17.10 it doesn't work unless I have both synaptics and libinput installed
– Lombres
Feb 14 at 22:52
On my Acer laptop with Kubuntu 17.10 it doesn't work unless I have both synaptics and libinput installed
– Lombres
Feb 14 at 22:52
Might be related to this problem. You don't have libinput on the output of
xinput list-props 11 where 11 is the device id? You can find the device id with xinput.– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 23:02
Might be related to this problem. You don't have libinput on the output of
xinput list-props 11 where 11 is the device id? You can find the device id with xinput.– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 23:02
I don't want to risk to make a mess again. It works and I will keep it this way.
– Lombres
Feb 15 at 22:16
I don't want to risk to make a mess again. It works and I will keep it this way.
– Lombres
Feb 15 at 22:16
JFTR, listing properties of a device don't brake things.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 16 at 4:22
JFTR, listing properties of a device don't brake things.
– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 16 at 4:22
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Instead of posting desktop picture, please update your question with Ubuntu version, output of
xinput,cat /var/log/syslog | grep -i touchpad.– N0rbert
Feb 14 at 18:42
Which Asus (
sudo dmidecode --type 1)? Which Ubuntu (lsb_release -a)?– Pablo Bianchi
Feb 14 at 22:56