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[Jont Allen <jontalle@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Final report:

1) I have removed my hacks to the mouse config setup and rebooted several kernels. The kernel used by 15.04
is buggy and does not properly support
      MatchProduct "PS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
and
      Option "Emulate3Buttons" "0"

The buttons work properly with earlier kernels 
3.19.0-42-generic
and later kernels
4.5.0-040500rc3-generic 
but not with 
4.2.0-30-generic

To fully work, it was necessary to upgrade the BIOS (described earlier in this bug report) and then turn off the 
synaptics TouchPad in the bios setup. 

If the touchpad is left on (in the BIOS), then the mouse jumps around every now and then, when the palm of my right hand
touched the touchpad. 
The software suppression of the touch-pad was not sufficient to keep the mouse from randoming leaving focus of the window I was typing in. For example, I would be responding to an email and the focus would be lost at random times, because my palm would touch the synaptics touch-pad. This rendered the touchpad unuseable.
Hence I found it necessary to turn it off, in the BIOS

Summary: With the early 3.19 and later 4.5 kernels, the mouse button sticking problem is resolved, but with the 4.2 kernel,
it is sticking on, when pressed, at random times. This renders the computer unuseable for daily work.

Thus the problem seems to be solved with the 4.5 kernels (and with the older kernel, with the further requirement I turn off
the touchpad in the BIOS.


** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

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Title:
  left TPP/2 IBM TrackPoint "sticks on" randomly (X250 15.04)

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I have reported the details of this problem at
  https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-certification/+question/272142

  As summarized on that question:

  X250 analysis:
   I used the command on the X250
    evtest /dev/input/event15 | grep EV_KEY

   I can see the bug, as follows:

  I click on button 1 (left) over and over. When I push the button down,
  I see it register as 1,
  and when I let go of the key, it registers as a 0.

  The bug is that every now and then (once every 20 clicks), when I let go
  of the left mouse button (BIN_LEFT), it does not return to state 0 (it stays in state 1).

  This is highly random, but cant be triggered more often, by dragging a
  window, which I do with BIN_LEFT.

  I am using a brand new X250, purchased in late July 2015. The system was returned 3 times to IBM repair as I assumed
  this was a hardware error. Now with the above, it seems clear that this is a software issue.

  Ubuntu 15.04

  apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics:
    Installed: 1.8.1-1ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1.8.1-1ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 1.8.1-1ubuntu1 0

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.8.1-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-30.34-generic 3.19.8-ckt6
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-30-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri Oct 16 04:52:03 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: vivid
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-15 (61 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  MachineType: LENOVO 20CMCTO1WW
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-30-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=5718b40f-944e-47a3-acda-04e29336d0bc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
  UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/19/2015
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: N10ET36W (1.15 )
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
  dmi.board.name: 20CMCTO1WW
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: 0B98417 WIN
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: None
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN10ET36W(1.15):bd06/19/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20CMCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadX250:rvnLENOVO:rn20CMCTO1WW:rvr0B98417WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone:
  dmi.product.name: 20CMCTO1WW
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X250
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.9-2ubuntu1~vivid2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.9-2ubuntu1~vivid2
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3.1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2.2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
  xserver.bootTime: Fri Oct 16 03:31:10 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   product id                                1079 
   vendor                                     LGD
  xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3.1

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