If that's the case, then laptop-detect didn't work right.. could you run 'laptop-detect && echo yes', and if it outputs 'yes' then it means that laptop-detect works right and the bug is elsewhere..
** Changed in: hw-detect (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info ** Changed in: hw-detect (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: hw-detect => laptop-detect -- Synaptics Touchpad not detected (regression) https://launchpad.net/bugs/89113 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs