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[Bug 1523738] Re: [Dell Alienware 13 R2] touchpad not working

 

Hey sorry for the delayed response, I can confirm that Yafar's solution
worked for me fine on linux mint 18 (ubuntu 16.04)

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Title:
  [Dell Alienware 13 R2] touchpad not working

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Installed ubuntu 15.10 on alienware 13, touchpad is showing up in xinput list as expected, but is totally unresponsive. Was working fine on 14.05
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  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  sean       1610 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ed54b297-8650-46ee-b615-6d543bb47b7a
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-07 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  MachineType: Alienware Alienware 13 R2
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-19-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=4c119f73-b6e4-4100-9d32-f6052a303bcf ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-19.23-generic 4.2.6
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-4.2.0-19-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-4.2.0-19-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.149.3
  Tags:  wily
  UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-19-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2015
  dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware
  dmi.bios.version: 1.2.0
  dmi.board.name: Alienware 13 R2
  dmi.board.vendor: Alienware
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvr1.2.0:bd10/15/2015:svnAlienware:pnAlienware13R2:pvr1.2.0:rvnAlienware:rnAlienware13R2:rvrA00:cvnAlienware:ct10:cvrNotSpecified:
  dmi.product.name: Alienware 13 R2
  dmi.product.version: 1.2.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware

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