Ubuntu 10.10 has reached EOL, please test with a newer release. If you are on a newer release already, start (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run: apport-collect 741377
if it complains, run this first: sudo apt-get install python-apport ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/741377 Title: Mouse Pad unusable on HP-DV7, Right Click and multitouch Status in “xserver-xorg-input-synaptics” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Binary package hint: xinput ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso 2.6.35-28-generic-pae #49-Ubuntu SMP xinput: Installed: 1.5.2-1 HP DV7-4270 There are two problems here: 1) Right click is totally broken, it does not work at all, instead it sees a Right click as being a Left click 2) The implementation of multi-touch makes the mouse pad very unusable. the mouse cursor jumps around crazily. every time you even slightly brush the pad with another finger. I would much prefer to be able to disable multi-touch altogether, but don't see a control panel setting to do that. Playing with sensitivity did not help. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/741377/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp