I'm skeptical. I have a Dell 1420 for which the touchpad works just fine, for both Feisty and Gutsy. This is one of the Ubuntu certified Dell platforms. I find it hard to believe that no one else has reported a problem like this.
Is this a factory install (plus archive updates) ? run 'sudo dmidecode' and look for 'BIOS Information'. It should be at least 'Release Date: 05/23/2007' I'm more inclined to believe that you have a hardware problem. In the meantime I'm closing this bug report since I do not think it is software related. -- Touchpad not recognized on Dell Inspiron 1420 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129477 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs