I have un-installed the upstream kernel 3.7.0 and reverted to my previous kernel. In a lucky boot I managed to get the touchpad "seen" during PCI scan. In the attached file there is the device section with clear detection of the Synaptics touchpad on Bus=0011.
** Attachment added: "File contains dump of dmsg, devices and Xorg.0.log when it can initialise the touchpad" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1091014/+attachment/3462516/+files/touchpad_successful.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1091014 Title: Dell Inspiron 1370 Synaptics touchpad not detected by kernel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1091014/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs