Incidentally this is on Ubuntu 13.10, with a newer 3.12.5 kernel (original kernel behaved the same).
Xinput says the touch pad is a "SynapticsTouch Pad V 1.03U2" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1263250 Title: Synaptics touchpad not identified as such on new HP Spectre 13 x2 laptop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/1263250/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp