So for what it's worth looking at adopting libinput would likely improve your touchpad experience.
You should investigate if you are using that after upgrade. It's the default with 17.10 fresh install but I don't know what would happen with upgrade. PS2 mode doesn't support as many features as I2C does. If you still aren't happy with the performance in I2C mode you should be able to adjust many options in libinput that can better improve it than switching to PS2 mode offered. On Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 13:35 Kevin Dalley <1737...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > This file was a workaround, done outside of packaging. The touchpad has > frequently been a problem over the lifetime of the laptop, through > multiple Ubuntu releases. > > The problem historically was that the touchpad was flakey, and would > often freeze, jitter, move all over the place. Many users of this laptop > added the blacklist. I was one of those users. > > Here's one reference going back to Ubuntu-14.04: > > https://askubuntu.com/questions/593466/xps13-touchpad-issues- > with-14-04-2 > > Here's a more recent entrance. > > https://askubuntu.com/questions/134627/how-do-i-get-the-touchpad- > settings-working-on-a-dell-xps-13-ultrabook > <https://askubuntu.com/questions/134627/how-do-i-get-the-touchpad-settings-working-on-a-dell-xps-13-ultrabook> > > I noticed that I recreated this file on October 27, 2017, probably after > the 17.10 upgrade. > > But I have been using this file for years. Hence my slowness at > remembering the file. > > Perhaps something changed so that could no longer be blacklisted without > losing the touchpad. > > Also, I notice that the touchscreen seems to work. I had it disabled for > so long that I had stopped testing it. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1737639 > > Title: > Touchpad stopped working in Dell XPS13 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1737639/+subscriptions > -- 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/1737639 Title: Touchpad stopped working in Dell XPS13 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I have a Dell XPS 13 9343 Recently, the touchpad stopped working. The touchpad works under the BIOS, so I believe that it is not a hardware issue, but a Linux kernel bug. The touchpad does not show up in cat /proc/bus/input/devices For the touchpad, the Vendor name is COMPAL and the Vendor Part Number is PK09000FS0L The problem is currently visible in 4.13.0-16-generic though this kernel originally worked, I believe, and 4.13.0-17 failed. I continued to use 16 for a while, but after the upgrade to 4.13.0-19, 4.13.0-16 stopped working as well. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: linux-image-4.13.0-16-generic 4.13.0-16.19 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: kevin 6040 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: kevin 6040 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Dec 11 15:06:29 2017 EcryptfsInUse: Yes HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b35857db-041a-40cd-ab90-b6bd03ebad0d InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-18 (938 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 13 9343 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.13.0-16-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro persistent quiet splash i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-16-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-16-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169.1 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-20 (52 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 06/16/2017 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A13 dmi.board.name: 0310JH dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA13:bd06/16/2017:svnDellInc.:pnXPS139343:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0310JH:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: XPS 13 9343 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1737639/+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
