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[Youri Matthys <yourimatthys@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

After upgrade from Jaunty to Karmic the touchpad on Packard Bell stopped
working. Kernel module is still loaded because I can cat /dev/psaux.

Problem seems related to udev/evdev. Error received from Xorg.0.log

(II) config/hal: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
(II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//synaptics_drv.so
(II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 1.1.2
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 1.1.2
SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad The /dev/input/event* device nodes seem to be missing
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/event7"
Query no Synaptics: 000000
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: no supported touchpad found
(EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
(II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8)


apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-input-evdev 
xserver-xorg-input-evdev:
  Installed: 1:2.2.5-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:2.2.5-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:2.2.5-1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics:
  Installed: 1.1.2-1ubuntu5
  Candidate: 1.1.2-1ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 1.1.2-1ubuntu5 0
        500 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
Release:	9.10
Codename:	karmic

** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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device nodes seem to be missing
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441194
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