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I just tried installing 3.14.4 on my Mint 16 install (gigabyte U2442-V)
and unfortunately there didn't seem to be any change to the way the
Elantech touchpad was detected...

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Title:
  Elantech touchpads not fully supported for some Gigabyte laptops

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

Bug description:
  This bug report is in addition to
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1166442 - the
  fixes suggested there (which work for others) have been tried but do
  not work for a small subset of laptops, particularly the Gigabyte
  U2442 series.

  Description of the situation for my Gigabyte U2442V most recently
  running 3.11.0-12-generic on Linux Mint.

  I tried the updated module mentioned in the above bug report (1166442). It compiles and it detects an Elantech trackpad of *indeterminate version*.  I get this in dmesg:
  [859697.496141] psmouse serio1: elantech: assuming hardware version 3 (with firmware version 0x450f01)
  [859697.526011] psmouse serio1: elantech: Synaptics capabilities query result 0x58, 0x17, 0x0c.
  [859697.765917] psmouse serio1: elantech: retrying ps2 command 0x0b (2).
  [859698.470556] psmouse serio1: elantech: retrying ps2 command 0x0b (1).

  I get no Synaptics driver functionality, and only basic touchpad
  behaviour (motion and tap-to-click for left click, no scroll or
  disabling the pad when typing, etc.).

  It seems I don't have a v9 or v10 trackpad, I've never been able to
  get a definitive indication of which version I have got.

  The only thing that has remedied this problem for me in the past was
  the one described in the original bug report (for elantech-v6 -
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-
  intel/+bug/681904/comments/64)... but it no longer applies to newer
  kernels...

  With the 3.11.0-12-generic kernel, my Touchpad *is* detected, i.e. xinput shows:
    ↳ PS/2 Elantech Touchpad id=16 [slave pointer (2)]
  and dmesg shows:
   input: PS/2 Elantech Touchpad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input14

  There are no useful touchpads settings evident in the normal Cinnamon
  settings utility (gnome-control-center -> Mouse & Touchpads).  I see a
  touchpad settings option with the "gpointing-device-settings" app and
  I can turn on vertical and horizontal scrolling in the interface, but
  doing so does not in any way affect that actual touchpad behaviour.

  I've also tried installing the elantech-v7 module via dkms (see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2111236&p=12850603#post12850603) and it compiles, but it too fails to provide the desired functionality.
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=29b0358f-f728-4aea-bce5-e233816f27b1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-11 (46 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 16 "petra" - Release amd64 20131126
  MachineType: GIGABYTE U2442
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=UUID=83fd94b8-53eb-4e68-9eeb-cf2e017cbe0d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-12-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-12-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.116
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  Tags:  petra
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  dmi.bios.date: 10/26/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: U2442.F306
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: U2442
  dmi.board.vendor: GIGABYTE
  dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrU2442.F306:bd10/26/2012:svnGIGABYTE:pnU2442:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnGIGABYTE:rnU2442:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct10:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
  dmi.product.name: U2442
  dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
  dmi.sys.vendor: GIGABYTE

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