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[Michael <mikewainberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I fixed the touchpad by adding the following lines to
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf:

Section "InputClass"  
    Identifier "Surface Pro 3 cover"
    MatchIsPointer "on"
    MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
    Driver "evdev"
    Option "vendor" "045e"
    Option "product" "07dc"
    Option "IgnoreAbsoluteAxes" "True"
EndSection 

This fix was discussed at
https://github.com/nuclearsandwich/surface3-archlinux/issues/4 and
http://askubuntu.com/questions/620726/ubuntu-on-surface-pro-3-or-linux-
at-all.

In my case, the type cover stopped working after upgrading to 15.10
because the upgrade overwrote /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf.

I'm not sure whether this matters, but there are two type cover USB IDs,
0x07de and 0x07e2, as discussed at
https://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceLinux/comments/3dzriz/info_surface_pro_3_patch_status/.
Maybe this fix only works for one of the two IDs.

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Title:
  Touch pad not working on Surface Pro 3 Type Cover

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Testing on the latest Ubuntu Gnome 15.10 daily image, the touch pad is
  not working on the Type Cover. The keyboard however works perfectly,
  so only the mouse features are missing.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: linux-image-4.2.0-14-generic 4.2.0-14.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-14.16-generic 4.2.2
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-14-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  ubuntu-gnome   1638 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu-gnome   1638 F.... pulseaudio
  CasperVersion: 1.365
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Fri Oct  9 17:02:36 2015
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20151008)
  MachineType: Microsoft Corporation Surface Pro 3
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-4.2.0-14-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-4.2.0-14-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.149
  SourcePackage: linux
  UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/05/2015
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 3.11.0950
  dmi.board.asset.tag: 0
  dmi.board.name: Surface Pro 3
  dmi.board.vendor: Microsoft Corporation
  dmi.board.version: 1
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0
  dmi.chassis.type: 9
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Microsoft Corporation
  dmi.chassis.version: 1
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3.11.0950:bd06/05/2015:svnMicrosoftCorporation:pnSurfacePro3:pvr1:rvnMicrosoftCorporation:rnSurfacePro3:rvr1:cvnMicrosoftCorporation:ct9:cvr1:
  dmi.product.name: Surface Pro 3
  dmi.product.version: 1
  dmi.sys.vendor: Microsoft Corporation

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