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[Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@xxxxxxxxxx>]

nope, just that the kernel doesn't support it properly

** Package changed: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) => linux
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Title:
  Touchpad recognized as generic mouse

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Laptop Model: Gateway NE72203h
  Touchpad manufacturer: ALPS
  Ubuntu version: 14.04

  In a terminal, the command "cat /proc/bus/input/devices" shows the
  following:

  I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000
  N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse"
  P: Phys=isa0060/serio4/input0
  S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio4/input/input16
  U: Uniq=
  H: Handlers=mouse0 event10 
  B: PROP=0
  B: EV=7
  B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0
  B: REL=3

  According to the Ubuntu documentation,
  (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingTouchpadDetection) this would be
  would be a problem with the kernel which doesn't recognize the
  touchpad properly.

  
  Thank you for your attention,
  PS: my apology if this bug report is sent to the wrong team, I'm fairly new to Linux in general and this is my first time filling a bug report.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-generic 3.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Mar 12 11:45:27 2014
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini [Radeon HD 8330] [1002:9832] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0782]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-27 (12 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140224)
  MachineType: Gateway NE722
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-17-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=84ff13bf-17df-4563-9902-2924bf6ce501 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 07/01/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
  dmi.bios.version: V1.04
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: EG70_KB
  dmi.board.vendor: Gateway
  dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.04:bd07/01/2013:svnGateway:pnNE722:pvrV1.04:rvnGateway:rnEG70_KB:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: NE722
  dmi.product.version: V1.04
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140310-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0~rc3-0ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0~rc3-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu6
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Tue Mar 11 17:53:29 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu6
  xserver.video_driver: radeon

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