Public bug reported: I've just installed Ubuntu 12 beta 2 and the touchpad doesn't work on this netbook.
I'm pretty sure it's a kernel issue as it doesn't work with the latest kernels in Fedora either. In system settings, there's a tab for the touchpad and everything's settable, but the touchpad still doesn't work. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-22-generic-pae 3.2.0-22.35 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-22.35-generic-pae 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: will 1744 F.... pulseaudio Date: Sun Apr 8 20:13:56 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=787d7e91-d076-42b8-8fa9-9529208b1f79 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120328) MachineType: Acer AOD270 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_AU:en TERM=xterm LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-22-generic-pae root=UUID=c2b27ed8-d61f-4ebc-adf9-90a7edf88a32 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: rts_pstor UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 01/03/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: V1.03 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: JE01_CT dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Base Board Version dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.03:bd01/03/2012:svnAcer:pnAOD270:pvrV1.03:rvnAcer:rnJE01_CT:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: AOD270 dmi.product.version: V1.03 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer ** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise staging -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/976493 Title: Acer Aspire One D270 - touchpad doesn't work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta/+bug/976493/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs