The touchpad is detected as a mouse in this dmesg, indicating the problem is at the kernel level and not in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics which is not even used in this case.
** Package changed: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- ALPS touchpad in HP Mini 311 not configurable/recognized as a touchpad https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/527890 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ 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