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touch pad does not right click and does not drag with 2 finger for HP DV5

Asked by jordany gregorio

I install ubuntu twice before because i couldnt find a answer to the touch pad problem

My laptop touch pad is one huge button all together
i cannot right click to copy and paste, and i cant drag with 2 finger.

Last time someone told me to go to sudo and type some stuff i end it up having to format and reinstall ubuntu for the third time can someone help thank you.

http://notebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/HP-Pavilion-dv5-Entertainment-PC-sonoma-red-front-right.jpg
that the computer i got. Please help thanks.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Can you give the output of:

sudo dmidecode -t system; lsb_release -a

Thanks

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jordany gregorio (jordany0915) said : 		#2

jordany@jordany-HP-Pavilion-dv5-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo dmidecode -t system;lsb_release -a
# dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.6 present.

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
 Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
 Product Name: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
 Version: 048C100000242D10000020000
 Serial Number:
 UUID: DEB32071-5931-9187-CB59-079040B478F7
 Wake-up Type: Power Switch
 SKU Number: WQ799UA#ABA
 Family: 103C_5335KV

Handle 0x000A, DMI type 12, 5 bytes
System Configuration Options
 Option 1: 000000
 Option 2: String2 for Type12 Equipment Manufacturer
 Option 3: String3 for Type12 Equipment Manufacturer
 Option 4: String4 for Type12 Equipment Manufacturer

Handle 0x000B, DMI type 15, 29 bytes
System Event Log
 Area Length: 0 bytes
 Header Start Offset: 0x0000
 Data Start Offset: 0x0000
 Access Method: General-purpose non-volatile data functions
 Access Address: 0x0000
 Status: Valid, Not Full
 Change Token: 0x12345678
 Header Format: OEM-specific
 Supported Log Type Descriptors: 3
 Descriptor 1: POST memory resize
 Data Format 1: None
 Descriptor 2: POST error
 Data Format 2: POST results bitmap
 Descriptor 3: Log area reset/cleared
 Data Format 3: None

Handle 0x000F, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System Boot Information
 Status: No errors detected

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
Codename: maverick

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1674153

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Lars Noodén (larsnooden) said : 		#4

This problem is still present in maverick. Can't middle-click, either.

$ sudo dmidecode -t system; lsb_release -a
[sudo] password for maintenance:
# dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.4 present.

Handle 0x002F, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
        Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
        Product Name: MacBookPro8,2
        Version: 1.0
        Serial Number: C02FC3XKDF8Y
        UUID: F9FC7839-617E-8259-A482-A8F6ED353E1E
        Wake-up Type: Power Switch
        SKU Number: System SKU#
        Family: MacBook Pro

Handle 0x0047, DMI type 12, 5 bytes
System Configuration Options

Handle 0x004A, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System Boot Information
        Status: No errors detected

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
Codename: maverick

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

You have ran the command on a completely different system! One is a crappy macbook and the other is an HP. Which system are you having issues with....

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