@bgamari Thank you for your clear instructions in comment #155. They really helped.
Had to change a little though. Instead of your last two commands I used: cp /boot/config-$(uname -r) . make oldconfig Next I followed the instructions in comment #139 cd driver/input/mouse make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd` psmouse.ko then as root rmmod psmouse insmod ./psmouse.ko Now indeed the touchpad is recognized xinput list ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse id=11 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ DualPoint Stick id=14 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint TouchPad id=16 [slave pointer (2)] Scrolling works nicely! Thank you for your efforts. The final issue I have is that after reboot it is no longer recognized. Running the above commands as root fixes it again. Is there a way to fix it permanently? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/606238 Title: synaptic touchpad not recognized on dell latitude e6510 and others To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/606238/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
