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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Tags removed: kernel-needs-upstream-bug-report
** Tags added: bios-outdated-a13 needs-upstream-testing

** Summary changed:

- fn+f3 does not disable touchpad (Ubuntu 11.10 install on a laptop Dell Ispiron 17R)
+ [Dell Inspiron 17R N7110] fn+f3 does not disable touchpad in 11.10

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Title:
  [Dell Inspiron 17R N7110] fn+f3 does not disable touchpad in 11.10

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I have a new installation of Ubuntu 11.10 on a Dell Inspiron 17r Laptop, and the
  FN+F3 key combination does not work.

  Expected: pressing Fn+f3 should disable the touchpad
  Outcome: Although a transparent pop-up shows up on the top right hand corner
  notifying user that the touchpad is disabled, the touchpad is still in operation.
  Older distros had option under mouse/pointer device option disable touch pad
  when typing, but this is not available with 11.10.
  Fix: Making it operational Fn+F3, adding an option under mouse/pointing device to 
  disable touchpad when typing, allowing configuration of Fn+F? keys
  Relates to: ALPS driver, Synaptics, xorg config???

  I tried many things to fix this problem: Installing Synoptics, defining custom key
  combinations... unsuccessful

  syndaemon -i 0.5 executed just fine.

  gconftool-2 --set --type boolean /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled false
  ... this did not do anything. TouchPad works just fine, and it is not disabled even when I type (... and my chubby hands keep activating and clicking touchpad when I type). It might be because 11.10 distro does not have "/desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled" and I don't know where else to find the device.

  I did reinstalled xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package but it did not
  help, neither installing xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev package
  helped

  I saw xserver-xorg-input-synaptics:i386 package, but the synaptic
  package manager was unable to install (dependencies etc).

  This might be a clue: when I run
  $ synclient -l
  Couldn't find synaptics properties. No synaptics driver loaded?

  obviouslly, some driver is loaded, since the trackpad works just fine,
  except disabling it is a problem (I could not find what command fn+f3
  calls), so it is a mystery as for what package is used.

  system-> preferemces->Mouse and trackpad (via Unity) in 11.10 distro
  does not even have the option of trackpad configuration.

  here is the closest I got to the driver info:
  $ xinput list
  ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
  ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
  ⎜ ↳ ImPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
  ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
      ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
      ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
      ↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
      ↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
      ↳ Sleep Button id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]
      ↳ Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_HD id=10 [slave keyboard (3)]
      ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
      ↳ Dell WMI hotkeys id=13 [slave keyboard (3)]
  --- 
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  ArecordDevices:
   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
     Subdevices: 1/1
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  martin     1493 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xd0700000 irq 51'
     Mixer name	: 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
     Components	: 'HDA:10ec0269,102804d8,00100100 HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000'
     Controls      : 18
     Simple ctrls  : 10
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=a9083f1a-0ae9-48cb-b2cc-d22ee729e18f
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System Inspiron N7110
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic root=UUID=74261e9f-d62b-4103-986f-75206c2d0a27 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-13-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-13-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.60
  StagingDrivers: mei
  Tags:  oneiric running-unity staging
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
  dmi.bios.date: 09/28/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A07
  dmi.board.name: 05VJ58
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd09/28/2011:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemInspironN7110:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn05VJ58:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
  dmi.product.name: Dell System Inspiron N7110
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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