i think the problem with the touchpad on/off button is a different bug. those of you who have problems with the on/off button check this link out
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireTimeline/Fixes scroll down to: "Touchpad On/Off button" this fix works -- [10.04] Touchpad stops working after login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/549727 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