I was able to fix it by simply loading the psmouse module: sudo modprobe psmouse
The device appears in /proc/bus/input/devices and can be used. -- [Hardy] synaptic touchpad not detected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195009 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs