This will be solved in linux 4.17. There was a patch in January to enable this device: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10162493
It was merged in the future 4.17: http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1804.0/02942.html So now either we wait for the next kernel or someone at Canonical decides to backport this patch to supported kernels (it is quite a simple driver actually, should not be a problem) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1754792 Title: synaptics driver wont load for touchpad, only evdev To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-hwe-16.04/+bug/1754792/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs