Touchpad under 16.04 not working

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I'm new to Ubuntu and just recently installed the Version 16.04
My Touchpad is not working at all and it seems as if it is not detected.
The USB Mouse however is working perfect.
I'd like to use the Touchpad though.

Is there a way to get it working?

I'm using a MEDION akoya E5218 notebook.

I did not disable it. I tried Fn+F6.

edited Oct 3 '17 at 8:34

NeoTheThird

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asked Apr 27 '16 at 13:40

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Maybe you disabled it. Try FN+F6
– Motte001
Apr 27 '16 at 15:21

in settings menu click on mouse and touch pad then choose "tap to click" option
– guest
Aug 5 '16 at 19:32

Only command worked for me sudo modprobe -r psmouse sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps
– raj
Jan 15 '17 at 4:38

@Motte001 this is what happened to me. In my case, it is Fn+F7, but in general it depends on the keyboard layout. Luckily mine is drawn onto my keyboard.
– scottlittle
Nov 12 '17 at 0:33

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Is there a way to get it working?

I'm using a MEDION akoya E5218 notebook.

I did not disable it. I tried Fn+F6.

edited Oct 3 '17 at 8:34

NeoTheThird

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asked Apr 27 '16 at 13:40

B. Harle

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Maybe you disabled it. Try FN+F6
– Motte001
Apr 27 '16 at 15:21

in settings menu click on mouse and touch pad then choose "tap to click" option
– guest
Aug 5 '16 at 19:32

Only command worked for me sudo modprobe -r psmouse sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps
– raj
Jan 15 '17 at 4:38

@Motte001 this is what happened to me. In my case, it is Fn+F7, but in general it depends on the keyboard layout. Luckily mine is drawn onto my keyboard.
– scottlittle
Nov 12 '17 at 0:33

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Is there a way to get it working?

I'm using a MEDION akoya E5218 notebook.

I did not disable it. I tried Fn+F6.

edited Oct 3 '17 at 8:34

NeoTheThird

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asked Apr 27 '16 at 13:40

B. Harle

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Is there a way to get it working?

I'm using a MEDION akoya E5218 notebook.

I did not disable it. I tried Fn+F6.

touchpad 16.04

edited Oct 3 '17 at 8:34

NeoTheThird

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asked Apr 27 '16 at 13:40

B. Harle

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edited Oct 3 '17 at 8:34

NeoTheThird

794528

asked Apr 27 '16 at 13:40

B. Harle

1422310

edited Oct 3 '17 at 8:34

NeoTheThird

794528

edited Oct 3 '17 at 8:34

NeoTheThird

794528

edited Oct 3 '17 at 8:34

NeoTheThird

794528

asked Apr 27 '16 at 13:40

B. Harle

1422310

asked Apr 27 '16 at 13:40

B. Harle

1422310

asked Apr 27 '16 at 13:40

B. Harle

1422310

1

Maybe you disabled it. Try FN+F6
– Motte001
Apr 27 '16 at 15:21

in settings menu click on mouse and touch pad then choose "tap to click" option
– guest
Aug 5 '16 at 19:32

Only command worked for me sudo modprobe -r psmouse sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps
– raj
Jan 15 '17 at 4:38

@Motte001 this is what happened to me. In my case, it is Fn+F7, but in general it depends on the keyboard layout. Luckily mine is drawn onto my keyboard.
– scottlittle
Nov 12 '17 at 0:33

add a comment |

1

Maybe you disabled it. Try FN+F6
– Motte001
Apr 27 '16 at 15:21

in settings menu click on mouse and touch pad then choose "tap to click" option
– guest
Aug 5 '16 at 19:32

Only command worked for me sudo modprobe -r psmouse sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps
– raj
Jan 15 '17 at 4:38

@Motte001 this is what happened to me. In my case, it is Fn+F7, but in general it depends on the keyboard layout. Luckily mine is drawn onto my keyboard.
– scottlittle
Nov 12 '17 at 0:33

Maybe you disabled it. Try FN+F6
– Motte001
Apr 27 '16 at 15:21

in settings menu click on mouse and touch pad then choose "tap to click" option
– guest
Aug 5 '16 at 19:32

Only command worked for me sudo modprobe -r psmouse sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps
– raj
Jan 15 '17 at 4:38

@Motte001 this is what happened to me. In my case, it is Fn+F7, but in general it depends on the keyboard layout. Luckily mine is drawn onto my keyboard.
– scottlittle
Nov 12 '17 at 0:33

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If you type

less /proc/bus/input/devices

do you see a touchpad anywhere in that list? If not, then there is no support for your touchpad in the kernel and you are pretty much out of luck, at least for now. If your touchpad is detected then the problem is elsewhere. Typing

xinput

will show if the X server has detected your touchpad. If your touchpad is in that list it may be possible to modify the X config to make it work

answered Apr 28 '16 at 0:53

Buddy Palumbo

1483

Can you explain How to change the xinput value? My touchpad is listed there.
– Kolappan Nathan
Aug 26 '16 at 17:50

@DavidFoerster It is not my question. I faced a similar problem. So I commented on the accepted answer to get more details. The answer said we can modify x config value to fix things. I was asking him some detailed steps or reference links. Again, It is not my question.
– Kolappan Nathan
Oct 1 '16 at 9:14

@KolappanNathan: Sorry, my oversight. Never mind then.
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 9:21

Touchpad is not listed.. Is there a driver I can install?
– moonstar
Dec 28 '16 at 7:57

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7
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Follow these instructions to fix the issue,

modify grub file,

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

replace

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

with

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i8042.reset quiet splash"

Save the file and then update grub using,

sudo update-grub command.
and then restart your OS,

sudo shutdown -r now

edited Sep 26 '17 at 6:05

answered Sep 14 '16 at 4:13

Sufiyan Ghori

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My touchpad sometimes gets stuck (especially on a fresh boot).

This makes it work again:

sudo rmmod i2c_hid

sudo modprobe i2c_hid

answered May 23 '17 at 20:06

slow

25123

You're awesome!
– Pankaj Garg
Apr 12 at 8:26

It helps, but how does it work?
– Josef Klimuk
May 7 at 5:10

It's just reloading the i2c_hid module.
– slow
May 7 at 13:56

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

Edit GRUB

sudo -H gedit /etc/default/grub

In the open window edit line

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

It should look this way

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i8042.nopnp"

Save file and run

sudo update-grub

Prevent i2c_hid from loading

echo "blacklist i2c_hid" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/i2c-hid.conf

sudo depmod -a

sudo update-initramfs -u

echo "synaptics_i2c" | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

Reboot.

What it does is, it removes the synaptics hid drivers from the blacklist and allows them to be loaded at the initialization of the RAM file system, allowing your touch pad to work at boot

edited Oct 1 '16 at 9:06

Thomas

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answered Oct 1 '16 at 7:21

Pranit Raje

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Don't use sudo for graphical applications; use gksudo instead!
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 8:53

this solution worked for me. thanks
– Fatemeh Karimi
Jan 22 at 9:56

@FatemehKarimi Glad it worked for you :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:58

@DavidFoerster Thanks for the suggestion :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:59

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0
down vote

Perhaps you need to upgrade your kernel. I find that Ubuntu kernels below 4.5 don't find my Elantech touchpad by default.

You can upgrade to a newer version, like 4.5 using the instructions found here:

How to update kernel to the latest mainline version without any Distro-upgrade?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

Community♦

answered Mar 20 '17 at 5:09

geru

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For my Akoya laptop this worked fine:

1. Try the following:

reboot to the grub menu and type e (hope it is right, --> you have to edit your command line)

in the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
insert the following kernel properties:
```
"i8042.reset i8042.nomux=1 i8042.nopnp i8042.noloop"
```

if your touchpad is now working, go to point 2.

2. Permanent Grub modification

Make a backup of your grub file:

sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.backup

Edit your grub file:
```
sudo nano /etc/default/grub 
```

Now add the following paramters into the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT :
```
"i8042.reset i8042.nomux=1 i8042.nopnp i8042.noloop"
```

Save the file

Update your grub
```
sudo update-grub
```

Reboot.

edited Dec 2 at 20:58

answered Jun 27 at 11:24

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6 Answers
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6 Answers
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active

oldest

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up vote
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If you type

less /proc/bus/input/devices

xinput

will show if the X server has detected your touchpad. If your touchpad is in that list it may be possible to modify the X config to make it work

answered Apr 28 '16 at 0:53

Buddy Palumbo

1483

Can you explain How to change the xinput value? My touchpad is listed there.
– Kolappan Nathan
Aug 26 '16 at 17:50

@DavidFoerster It is not my question. I faced a similar problem. So I commented on the accepted answer to get more details. The answer said we can modify x config value to fix things. I was asking him some detailed steps or reference links. Again, It is not my question.
– Kolappan Nathan
Oct 1 '16 at 9:14

@KolappanNathan: Sorry, my oversight. Never mind then.
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 9:21

Touchpad is not listed.. Is there a driver I can install?
– moonstar
Dec 28 '16 at 7:57

add a comment |

up vote
6
down vote

accepted

If you type

less /proc/bus/input/devices

xinput

will show if the X server has detected your touchpad. If your touchpad is in that list it may be possible to modify the X config to make it work

answered Apr 28 '16 at 0:53

Buddy Palumbo

1483

Can you explain How to change the xinput value? My touchpad is listed there.
– Kolappan Nathan
Aug 26 '16 at 17:50

@DavidFoerster It is not my question. I faced a similar problem. So I commented on the accepted answer to get more details. The answer said we can modify x config value to fix things. I was asking him some detailed steps or reference links. Again, It is not my question.
– Kolappan Nathan
Oct 1 '16 at 9:14

@KolappanNathan: Sorry, my oversight. Never mind then.
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 9:21

Touchpad is not listed.. Is there a driver I can install?
– moonstar
Dec 28 '16 at 7:57

add a comment |

up vote
6
down vote

accepted

If you type

less /proc/bus/input/devices

xinput

will show if the X server has detected your touchpad. If your touchpad is in that list it may be possible to modify the X config to make it work

answered Apr 28 '16 at 0:53

Buddy Palumbo

1483

If you type

less /proc/bus/input/devices

xinput

will show if the X server has detected your touchpad. If your touchpad is in that list it may be possible to modify the X config to make it work

answered Apr 28 '16 at 0:53

Buddy Palumbo

1483

answered Apr 28 '16 at 0:53

Buddy Palumbo

1483

answered Apr 28 '16 at 0:53

Buddy Palumbo

1483

answered Apr 28 '16 at 0:53

Buddy Palumbo

1483

Can you explain How to change the xinput value? My touchpad is listed there.
– Kolappan Nathan
Aug 26 '16 at 17:50

@DavidFoerster It is not my question. I faced a similar problem. So I commented on the accepted answer to get more details. The answer said we can modify x config value to fix things. I was asking him some detailed steps or reference links. Again, It is not my question.
– Kolappan Nathan
Oct 1 '16 at 9:14

@KolappanNathan: Sorry, my oversight. Never mind then.
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 9:21

Touchpad is not listed.. Is there a driver I can install?
– moonstar
Dec 28 '16 at 7:57

add a comment |

Can you explain How to change the xinput value? My touchpad is listed there.
– Kolappan Nathan
Aug 26 '16 at 17:50

@DavidFoerster It is not my question. I faced a similar problem. So I commented on the accepted answer to get more details. The answer said we can modify x config value to fix things. I was asking him some detailed steps or reference links. Again, It is not my question.
– Kolappan Nathan
Oct 1 '16 at 9:14

@KolappanNathan: Sorry, my oversight. Never mind then.
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 9:21

Touchpad is not listed.. Is there a driver I can install?
– moonstar
Dec 28 '16 at 7:57

Can you explain How to change the xinput value? My touchpad is listed there.
– Kolappan Nathan
Aug 26 '16 at 17:50

@DavidFoerster It is not my question. I faced a similar problem. So I commented on the accepted answer to get more details. The answer said we can modify x config value to fix things. I was asking him some detailed steps or reference links. Again, It is not my question.
– Kolappan Nathan
Oct 1 '16 at 9:14

@KolappanNathan: Sorry, my oversight. Never mind then.
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 9:21

Touchpad is not listed.. Is there a driver I can install?
– moonstar
Dec 28 '16 at 7:57

add a comment |

up vote
7
down vote

Follow these instructions to fix the issue,

modify grub file,

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

replace

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

with

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i8042.reset quiet splash"

Save the file and then update grub using,

sudo update-grub command.
and then restart your OS,

sudo shutdown -r now

edited Sep 26 '17 at 6:05

answered Sep 14 '16 at 4:13

Sufiyan Ghori

46058

add a comment |

up vote
7
down vote

Follow these instructions to fix the issue,

modify grub file,

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

replace

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

with

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i8042.reset quiet splash"

Save the file and then update grub using,

sudo update-grub command.
and then restart your OS,

sudo shutdown -r now

edited Sep 26 '17 at 6:05

answered Sep 14 '16 at 4:13

Sufiyan Ghori

46058

add a comment |

up vote
7
down vote

Follow these instructions to fix the issue,

modify grub file,

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

replace

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

with

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i8042.reset quiet splash"

Save the file and then update grub using,

sudo update-grub command.
and then restart your OS,

sudo shutdown -r now

edited Sep 26 '17 at 6:05

answered Sep 14 '16 at 4:13

Sufiyan Ghori

46058

Follow these instructions to fix the issue,

modify grub file,

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

replace

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

with

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i8042.reset quiet splash"

Save the file and then update grub using,

sudo update-grub command.
and then restart your OS,

sudo shutdown -r now

edited Sep 26 '17 at 6:05

answered Sep 14 '16 at 4:13

Sufiyan Ghori

46058

edited Sep 26 '17 at 6:05

answered Sep 14 '16 at 4:13

Sufiyan Ghori

46058

answered Sep 14 '16 at 4:13

Sufiyan Ghori

46058

answered Sep 14 '16 at 4:13

Sufiyan Ghori

46058

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up vote
6
down vote

My touchpad sometimes gets stuck (especially on a fresh boot).

This makes it work again:

sudo rmmod i2c_hid

sudo modprobe i2c_hid

answered May 23 '17 at 20:06

slow

25123

You're awesome!
– Pankaj Garg
Apr 12 at 8:26

It helps, but how does it work?
– Josef Klimuk
May 7 at 5:10

It's just reloading the i2c_hid module.
– slow
May 7 at 13:56

add a comment |

up vote
6
down vote

My touchpad sometimes gets stuck (especially on a fresh boot).

This makes it work again:

sudo rmmod i2c_hid

sudo modprobe i2c_hid

answered May 23 '17 at 20:06

slow

25123

You're awesome!
– Pankaj Garg
Apr 12 at 8:26

It helps, but how does it work?
– Josef Klimuk
May 7 at 5:10

It's just reloading the i2c_hid module.
– slow
May 7 at 13:56

add a comment |

up vote
6
down vote

My touchpad sometimes gets stuck (especially on a fresh boot).

This makes it work again:

sudo rmmod i2c_hid

sudo modprobe i2c_hid

answered May 23 '17 at 20:06

slow

25123

My touchpad sometimes gets stuck (especially on a fresh boot).

This makes it work again:

sudo rmmod i2c_hid

sudo modprobe i2c_hid

answered May 23 '17 at 20:06

slow

25123

answered May 23 '17 at 20:06

slow

25123

answered May 23 '17 at 20:06

slow

25123

answered May 23 '17 at 20:06

slow

25123

You're awesome!
– Pankaj Garg
Apr 12 at 8:26

It helps, but how does it work?
– Josef Klimuk
May 7 at 5:10

It's just reloading the i2c_hid module.
– slow
May 7 at 13:56

add a comment |

You're awesome!
– Pankaj Garg
Apr 12 at 8:26

It helps, but how does it work?
– Josef Klimuk
May 7 at 5:10

It's just reloading the i2c_hid module.
– slow
May 7 at 13:56

You're awesome!
– Pankaj Garg
Apr 12 at 8:26

It helps, but how does it work?
– Josef Klimuk
May 7 at 5:10

It's just reloading the i2c_hid module.
– slow
May 7 at 13:56

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

Edit GRUB

sudo -H gedit /etc/default/grub

In the open window edit line

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

It should look this way

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i8042.nopnp"

Save file and run

sudo update-grub

Prevent i2c_hid from loading

echo "blacklist i2c_hid" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/i2c-hid.conf

sudo depmod -a

sudo update-initramfs -u

echo "synaptics_i2c" | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

Reboot.

What it does is, it removes the synaptics hid drivers from the blacklist and allows them to be loaded at the initialization of the RAM file system, allowing your touch pad to work at boot

edited Oct 1 '16 at 9:06

Thomas

3,49081427

answered Oct 1 '16 at 7:21

Pranit Raje

315

Don't use sudo for graphical applications; use gksudo instead!
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 8:53

this solution worked for me. thanks
– Fatemeh Karimi
Jan 22 at 9:56

@FatemehKarimi Glad it worked for you :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:58

@DavidFoerster Thanks for the suggestion :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:59

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

Edit GRUB

sudo -H gedit /etc/default/grub

In the open window edit line

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

It should look this way

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i8042.nopnp"

Save file and run

sudo update-grub

Prevent i2c_hid from loading

echo "blacklist i2c_hid" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/i2c-hid.conf

sudo depmod -a

sudo update-initramfs -u

echo "synaptics_i2c" | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

Reboot.

What it does is, it removes the synaptics hid drivers from the blacklist and allows them to be loaded at the initialization of the RAM file system, allowing your touch pad to work at boot

edited Oct 1 '16 at 9:06

Thomas

3,49081427

answered Oct 1 '16 at 7:21

Pranit Raje

315

Don't use sudo for graphical applications; use gksudo instead!
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 8:53

this solution worked for me. thanks
– Fatemeh Karimi
Jan 22 at 9:56

@FatemehKarimi Glad it worked for you :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:58

@DavidFoerster Thanks for the suggestion :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:59

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

Edit GRUB

sudo -H gedit /etc/default/grub

In the open window edit line

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

It should look this way

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i8042.nopnp"

Save file and run

sudo update-grub

Prevent i2c_hid from loading

echo "blacklist i2c_hid" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/i2c-hid.conf

sudo depmod -a

sudo update-initramfs -u

echo "synaptics_i2c" | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

Reboot.

What it does is, it removes the synaptics hid drivers from the blacklist and allows them to be loaded at the initialization of the RAM file system, allowing your touch pad to work at boot

edited Oct 1 '16 at 9:06

Thomas

3,49081427

answered Oct 1 '16 at 7:21

Pranit Raje

315

Edit GRUB

sudo -H gedit /etc/default/grub

In the open window edit line

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

It should look this way

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i8042.nopnp"

Save file and run

sudo update-grub

Prevent i2c_hid from loading

echo "blacklist i2c_hid" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/i2c-hid.conf

sudo depmod -a

sudo update-initramfs -u

echo "synaptics_i2c" | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

Reboot.

What it does is, it removes the synaptics hid drivers from the blacklist and allows them to be loaded at the initialization of the RAM file system, allowing your touch pad to work at boot

edited Oct 1 '16 at 9:06

Thomas

3,49081427

answered Oct 1 '16 at 7:21

Pranit Raje

315

edited Oct 1 '16 at 9:06

Thomas

3,49081427

edited Oct 1 '16 at 9:06

Thomas

3,49081427

edited Oct 1 '16 at 9:06

Thomas

3,49081427

answered Oct 1 '16 at 7:21

Pranit Raje

315

answered Oct 1 '16 at 7:21

Pranit Raje

315

answered Oct 1 '16 at 7:21

Pranit Raje

315

Don't use sudo for graphical applications; use gksudo instead!
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 8:53

this solution worked for me. thanks
– Fatemeh Karimi
Jan 22 at 9:56

@FatemehKarimi Glad it worked for you :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:58

@DavidFoerster Thanks for the suggestion :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:59

add a comment |

Don't use sudo for graphical applications; use gksudo instead!
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 8:53

this solution worked for me. thanks
– Fatemeh Karimi
Jan 22 at 9:56

@FatemehKarimi Glad it worked for you :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:58

@DavidFoerster Thanks for the suggestion :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:59

Don't use sudo for graphical applications; use gksudo instead!
– David Foerster
Oct 1 '16 at 8:53

this solution worked for me. thanks
– Fatemeh Karimi
Jan 22 at 9:56

@FatemehKarimi Glad it worked for you :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:58

@DavidFoerster Thanks for the suggestion :)
– Pranit Raje
Jan 22 at 9:59

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Perhaps you need to upgrade your kernel. I find that Ubuntu kernels below 4.5 don't find my Elantech touchpad by default.

You can upgrade to a newer version, like 4.5 using the instructions found here:

How to update kernel to the latest mainline version without any Distro-upgrade?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

Community♦

answered Mar 20 '17 at 5:09

geru

565

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Perhaps you need to upgrade your kernel. I find that Ubuntu kernels below 4.5 don't find my Elantech touchpad by default.

You can upgrade to a newer version, like 4.5 using the instructions found here:

How to update kernel to the latest mainline version without any Distro-upgrade?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

Community♦

answered Mar 20 '17 at 5:09

geru

565

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Perhaps you need to upgrade your kernel. I find that Ubuntu kernels below 4.5 don't find my Elantech touchpad by default.

You can upgrade to a newer version, like 4.5 using the instructions found here:

How to update kernel to the latest mainline version without any Distro-upgrade?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

Community♦

answered Mar 20 '17 at 5:09

geru

565

Perhaps you need to upgrade your kernel. I find that Ubuntu kernels below 4.5 don't find my Elantech touchpad by default.

You can upgrade to a newer version, like 4.5 using the instructions found here:

How to update kernel to the latest mainline version without any Distro-upgrade?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

Community♦

answered Mar 20 '17 at 5:09

geru

565

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For my Akoya laptop this worked fine:

1. Try the following:

reboot to the grub menu and type e (hope it is right, --> you have to edit your command line)

in the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
insert the following kernel properties:
```
"i8042.reset i8042.nomux=1 i8042.nopnp i8042.noloop"
```

if your touchpad is now working, go to point 2.

2. Permanent Grub modification

Make a backup of your grub file:

sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.backup

Edit your grub file:
```
sudo nano /etc/default/grub 
```

Now add the following paramters into the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT :
```
"i8042.reset i8042.nomux=1 i8042.nopnp i8042.noloop"
```

Save the file

Update your grub
```
sudo update-grub
```

Reboot.

edited Dec 2 at 20:58

answered Jun 27 at 11:24

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For my Akoya laptop this worked fine:

1. Try the following:

reboot to the grub menu and type e (hope it is right, --> you have to edit your command line)

in the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
insert the following kernel properties:
```
"i8042.reset i8042.nomux=1 i8042.nopnp i8042.noloop"
```

if your touchpad is now working, go to point 2.

2. Permanent Grub modification

Make a backup of your grub file:

sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.backup

Edit your grub file:
```
sudo nano /etc/default/grub 
```

Now add the following paramters into the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT :
```
"i8042.reset i8042.nomux=1 i8042.nopnp i8042.noloop"
```

Save the file

Update your grub
```
sudo update-grub
```

Reboot.

edited Dec 2 at 20:58

answered Jun 27 at 11:24

abu_bua

3,16081023

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up vote
0
down vote

For my Akoya laptop this worked fine:

1. Try the following:

reboot to the grub menu and type e (hope it is right, --> you have to edit your command line)

in the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
insert the following kernel properties:
```
"i8042.reset i8042.nomux=1 i8042.nopnp i8042.noloop"
```

if your touchpad is now working, go to point 2.

2. Permanent Grub modification

Make a backup of your grub file:

sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.backup

Edit your grub file:
```
sudo nano /etc/default/grub 
```

Now add the following paramters into the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT :
```
"i8042.reset i8042.nomux=1 i8042.nopnp i8042.noloop"
```

Save the file

Update your grub
```
sudo update-grub
```

Reboot.

edited Dec 2 at 20:58

answered Jun 27 at 11:24

abu_bua

3,16081023

For my Akoya laptop this worked fine:

1. Try the following:

reboot to the grub menu and type e (hope it is right, --> you have to edit your command line)

in the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
insert the following kernel properties:
```
"i8042.reset i8042.nomux=1 i8042.nopnp i8042.noloop"
```

if your touchpad is now working, go to point 2.

2. Permanent Grub modification

Make a backup of your grub file:

sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.backup

Edit your grub file:
```
sudo nano /etc/default/grub 
```

Now add the following paramters into the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT :
```
"i8042.reset i8042.nomux=1 i8042.nopnp i8042.noloop"
```

Save the file

Update your grub
```
sudo update-grub
```

Reboot.

edited Dec 2 at 20:58

answered Jun 27 at 11:24

abu_bua

3,16081023

edited Dec 2 at 20:58

answered Jun 27 at 11:24

abu_bua

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answered Jun 27 at 11:24

abu_bua

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answered Jun 27 at 11:24

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