Nicholas, as per http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/VPCEB1E0E_WI/updates an update is available for your BIOS (R0300Y8). If you update to this, does it change anything?
If not, 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 Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-r0300y8 needs-upstream-testing regression- potential ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Summary changed: - Vaio Touchpad not detected. + [Sony VAIO VPCEB1E0E] Touchpad not detected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1088115 Title: [Sony VAIO VPCEB1E0E] Touchpad not detected. Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Sony Vaio (VPCEB1E0E) touchpad has not worked since 12.04 install (complete, no dual-boot) over Windows 7. Is not detected under xinput. Was previously disabled in windows OS using Sony utility. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic-pae 3.2.0-34.53 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-34.53-generic-pae 3.2.33 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-34-generic-pae i686 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15 Architecture: i386 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: viasolus 1559 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf6000000 irq 44' Mixer name : 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI' Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,104d4600,00100004 HDA:80862804,104d4600,00100000' Controls : 23 Simple ctrls : 10 Date: Sat Dec 8 20:21:28 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=be361d80-e8cb-4a22-bb76-a36ee804581c InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3) MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCEB1E0E MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-34-generic-pae root=UUID=313ae0ab-f7ea-4773-a8f3-9ecd0c348659 ro i8042.nopnp quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-34-generic-pae N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-34-generic-pae N/A linux-firmware 1.79.1 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: mei UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 01/26/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: R0230Y8 dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A dmi.board.name: VAIO dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.board.version: N/A dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR0230Y8:bd01/26/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCEB1E0E:pvrC603ZX0U:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VPCEB1E0E dmi.product.version: C603ZX0U dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1088115/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp