Public bug reported: "Pointer keeps on moving while the finger rests on touchpad". This is specially noted in small pointer movements which are very hard to do. The touchpad feels feels totally imprecise.
This is present in ubuntu 12.04 using kernel 3.2.0-12-generic #21-Ubuntu. It's already been reported in debian bugs: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=656365 When running synclient -l | awk '/=/{printf "Option \"%s\" \"%s\"\n",$1,$3}' PressureMotionMinZ = format mismatch(32) PressureMotionMaxZ = format mismatch(32) are reported. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.5.0+git20120101-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-12.21-generic 3.2.2 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-12-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Feb 1 09:13:31 2012 DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-01-22 19:58:35.695384 DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 901 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-12-generic root=UUID=38e8e7aa-6de1-4421-9800-b6fa20afd6c7 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-26 (5 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2103 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: 901 dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: x.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC. dmi.chassis.version: x.x dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2103:bd06/11/2009:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn901:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn901:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTekComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x: dmi.product.name: 901 dmi.product.version: x.x dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu8 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.3-0ubuntu9 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.99.901-1ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 ** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise regression reproducible running-unity single-occurrence ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/924747 Title: "Pointer keeps on moving while the finger rests on touchpad" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/924747/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs