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[Karl <868400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I tried a little experiment to see if I could get my laptop back in
usable condition.  I downgraded xserver-xorg-input-synaptic from
1.4.1-1ubuntu2 to the one from Natty (1.3.99+git20110116.0e27ce3a-
0ubuntu12) and then restarted and gave it a spin.  This had NO EFFECT.
It works fine for about 5 minutes, three-finger window dragging and all.
Then it goes nuts.  I have to type with my hands elevated because if I
accidentally palm this huge touchpad, I lose control of the system.

I also can't seem to disable the touchpad.  Fn+F9 doesn't work, nor does
synclient touchpadoff=1.  Even with an external mouse connected, I have
to stay completely clear of the touchpad at all times.  This is a 4 inch
touchpad and I have big hands, so... that's a problem.

Something else I noticed is that when it locks up and won't let go of a
window, I can make it release sometimes by giving it one tap.  It's
almost like I had the window drag-locked and it thought my finger was
both on and off at the same time.

What else might I try to fix it?  This bug has been on file for over a
month and hasn't been fixed, and it's gotten to the point where I have
to reclaim my laptop, even if that means reinstalling Natty.  I wish I
could help more, but I'm not a programmer.  If there are any other
suggestions, I'll be more than happy to try them.

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Title:
  Synaptics touchpad stops working

Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in “xserver-xorg-input-synaptics” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” source package in Oneiric:
  Incomplete
Status in “xserver-xorg-input-synaptics” source package in Oneiric:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Synaptic touchpad stops working, seen on a few different Thinkpads.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.4.1-1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Oct  5 13:38:37 2011
  DistUpgraded: Log time: 2010-07-25 15:41:02.611860
  DistroCodename: oneiric
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100201)
  MachineType: LENOVO 4294CTO
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/zsh
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=c4c39ed1-eb48-484a-8729-0600466a83a0 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2010-07-25 (436 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 05/18/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 8DET46WW (1.16 )
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
  dmi.board.name: 4294CTO
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET46WW(1.16):bd05/18/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4294CTO:pvrThinkPadX220Tablet:rvnLENOVO:rn4294CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 4294CTO
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220 Tablet
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

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