Updated to 16.10 Yakkety-Yak and touchpad has started working again - no idea what fixed it though!
-- 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/1658621 Title: Touchpad is not detected in Acer Aspire One AO756-2626 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: After most recent update to kernel, my touchpad is not recognised and does not appear as an input device in cat /proc/bus/input/devices An external USB mouse is working correctly (cursor, buttons and scroll wheel) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-59-generic 4.4.0-59.80 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-59.80-generic 4.4.35 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-59-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: josh 1777 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Jan 23 09:12:32 2017 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9aee6652-765c-4b42-9ffd-9370a0d95ca1 MachineType: Acer AO756 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-59-generic root=UUID=a872dd55-2af1-4efd-b447-ec434bff8dcf ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-59-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-59-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157.6 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-30 (146 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 11/06/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Acer dmi.bios.version: V2.08 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Mimic dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.version: V2.08 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV2.08:bd11/06/2012:svnAcer:pnAO756:pvrV2.08:rvnAcer:rnMimic:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.08: dmi.product.name: AO756 dmi.product.version: V2.08 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1658621/+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