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

Jason, as per http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/Product/inspiron-17r-se-7720 an update is available for your BIOS (A16). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate , does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette
.

Thank you for your understanding.

** Summary changed:

- [Dell Inspiron Inspiron 17R SE 7720] TouchPad detected as Generic Mouse
+ [Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720] TouchPad detected as Generic Mouse

** Tags removed: latest-bios-a15
** Tags added: bios-outdate-a16

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

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Title:
  [Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720] TouchPad detected as Generic Mouse

Status in The Linux Kernel:
  Unknown
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Laptop is a Dell Inspiron 17R SE.
  Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop x64
  The touchpad is detected a Generic Mouse.

  ⎡ Virtual core pointer                    	id=2	[master pointer  (3)]
  ⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer              	id=4	[slave  pointer  (2)]
  ⎜   ↳ PS/2 Generic Mouse                      	id=13	[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)]
      ↳ Video Bus                               	id=8	[slave  keyboard (3)]
      ↳ Power Button                            	id=9	[slave  keyboard (3)]
      ↳ Sleep Button                            	id=10	[slave  keyboard (3)]
      ↳ Integrated Webcam                       	id=11	[slave  keyboard (3)]
      ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard            	id=12	[slave  keyboard (3)]
      ↳ Dell WMI hotkeys                        	id=14	[slave  keyboard (3)]

  I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000
  N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse"
  P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0
  S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input7
  U: Uniq=
  H: Handlers=mouse0 event7
  B: PROP=0
  B: EV=7
  B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0
  B: REL=3

  [    20.643] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Generic Mouse (/dev/input/event7)
  [    20.643] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
  [    20.643] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'PS/2 Generic Mouse'
  [    20.643] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: always reports core events
  [    20.643] (**) evdev: PS/2 Generic Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event7"
  [    20.643] (--) evdev: PS/2 Generic Mouse: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x1
  [    20.643] (--) evdev: PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
  [    20.643] (--) evdev: PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found relative axes
  [    20.643] (--) evdev: PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
  [    20.643] (II) evdev: PS/2 Generic Mouse: Configuring as mouse
  [    20.643] (**) evdev: PS/2 Generic Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
  [    20.643] (**) evdev: PS/2 Generic Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
  [    20.643] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input7/event7"
  [    20.643] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS/2 Generic Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 13)
  [    20.643] (II) evdev: PS/2 Generic Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
  [    20.643] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
  [    20.643] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
  [    20.643] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
  [    20.643] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
  [    20.643] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Generic Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
  [    20.643] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
  [    20.643] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
  ---
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  jason      2244 F.... pulseaudio
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9c6a3506-b1a5-4429-92ef-d044e5c28fbf
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-23 (4 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 7720
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB:
   0 inteldrmfb
   1 nouveaufb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic root=UUID=afcbece8-ad61-4649-983b-1e1e547e1e80 ro quiet splash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-21-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-21-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.95
  StagingDrivers: rts5139
  Tags:  quantal running-unity staging
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  dmi.bios.date: 10/24/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A11
  dmi.board.name: 04M3YM
  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.:bvrA11:bd10/24/2012:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron7720:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn04M3YM:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
  dmi.product.name: Inspiron 7720
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.12-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu     2895 F.... pulseaudio
                        ubuntu     4823 F.... pulseaudio
  CasperVersion: 1.336
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130811)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System Inspiron 7720
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB:
   0 inteldrmfb
   1 nouveaufb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-6.17-generic 3.10.3
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.10.0-6-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.10.0-6-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.113
  StagingDrivers: rts5139
  Tags:  saucy staging
  Uname: Linux 3.10.0-6-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  dmi.bios.date: 05/17/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A15
  dmi.board.name: 04M3YM
  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.:bvrA15:bd05/17/2013:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemInspiron7720:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn04M3YM:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
  dmi.product.name: Dell System Inspiron 7720
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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