i tried evtest on both input mice i encountered in xorg.0.log, which gave me:
verwilst@xps:~$ sudo evtest /dev/input/event9 [sudo] password for verwilst: Input driver version is 1.0.1 Input device ID: bus 0x3 vendor 0x46d product 0xc043 version 0x110 Input device name: "Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse" Supported events: Event type 0 (Sync) Event type 1 (Key) Event code 272 (LeftBtn) Event code 273 (RightBtn) Event code 274 (MiddleBtn) Event code 275 (SideBtn) Event code 276 (ExtraBtn) Event code 277 (ForwardBtn) Event code 278 (BackBtn) Event code 279 (TaskBtn) Event type 2 (Relative) Event code 0 (X) Event code 1 (Y) Event code 6 (HWheel) Event code 8 (Wheel) Event type 4 (Misc) Event code 4 (ScanCode) Testing ... (interrupt to exit) Event: time 1308605173.306690, type 2 (Relative), code 0 (X), value 4 Event: time 1308605173.306709, type 2 (Relative), code 1 (Y), value -1 Event: time 1308605173.306719, -------------- Report Sync ------------ Event: time 1308605173.314685, type 2 (Relative), code 0 (X), value 13 Event: time 1308605173.3 <snip> so this one works, verwilst@xps:~$ sudo evtest /dev/input/event10 Input driver version is 1.0.1 Input device ID: bus 0x11 vendor 0x2 product 0x1 version 0x0 Input device name: "PS/2 Generic Mouse" Supported events: Event type 0 (Sync) Event type 1 (Key) Event code 272 (LeftBtn) Event code 273 (RightBtn) Event code 274 (MiddleBtn) Event type 2 (Relative) Event code 0 (X) Event code 1 (Y) Testing ... (interrupt to exit) This one doesnt do anything. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/799938 Title: Trackpad of Dell XPS 15z not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/799938/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs