enable disabled touchpad

Hi

If you cant navigate around the screen with the mouse then how about using the tab key and arrow keys? The spacebar can select or deselect an item! Also if it's a usb mouse then try plugging it into a different usb port on your machine - or at least unplug it and then plug it back in after 30secs.

I hope this helps!
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

Hi

It might be worth getting a tiny mouse or even a full-sized mouse . Even buying one for a tenner might be an easy way to fix this

Err while you're here please scroll down the page a little to see a handy space for typing your message into ;) heheheh - it takes a while to get used to this Launchpad Answers Forum but it's quite good really ;)

Thanks, good luck and regards from
Tom :)

 Hi,
Thanks. I'll ask one of my friends someone probably has one.
Thank you very much.
Warrem

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Hi another way might be to reboot. Does the boot menu gives a few different options for booting into Ubuntu? The 2nd option should have "recovery mode" near the end of it's line. This should get you to a menu on a disturbingly blue screen. I would try all the options in there, particularly "fix x-server" but not "Drop to root shell" until someone figures out how to solve this from the command-line. Then scroll back up to the top and choose "Resume normal boot"

I am sure there has to be a help guide about doing this but don't know where to look. What model is the machine?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

 Hi,
Again thanks. There is a recovery mode and I will definitely try it.
Warrem

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> Your question #79740 on xorg in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+question/79740
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Tom proposed the following answer:
> Hi another way might be to reboot. Does the boot menu gives a few
> different options for booting into Ubuntu? The 2nd option should have
> "recovery mode" near the end of it's line. This should get you to a
> menu on a disturbingly blue screen. I would try all the options in
> there, particularly "fix x-server" but not "Drop to root shell" until
> someone figures out how to solve this from the command-line. Then
> scroll back up to the top and choose "Resume normal boot"
> I am sure there has to be a help guide about doing this but don't know where to
> look. What model is the machine?
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community
> Good luck and regards from
> Tom :)
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Hi Warrem.

I think that you must try load login x-server page, and find there default or fail-safe configuration. I don't know, do you use KDE or Gnome? In KDE logon screen present possibility to restore default config.

To Tom an Anatole and anyone I might miss, I tried the usb mouse and it worked. In fact the touchpad and pointer seems to be working even better than before.
I found another possible answer but was afraid to try it. That is through the Terminal. I read it in a book entitled "A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux" by Mark G. Sobell, page 95, "Gnome-Mouse-Properties".
Again, thanks for all your efforts.
Warrem

Thanks Anatoly, that solved my question.

I would like to thank everyone that answered my request for help. Tom and Anatole especially, hope I haven't left anyone out. I did find an possible answer through the Terminal but was afraid to try it. I found it in a book entitled "A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux" by Mark G. Sobell, page 95, Gnome-Mouse-Properties. Maybe one day I'll get the courage to try it!!
Again, thanks,
Warrem

Hi :)

Have you been able to test the new Ubuntu 10.04 before it gets officially released?
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/testing/lucid/beta1
Trying it as a LiveCd or as an extra dual/multi-boot would be ideal. Developers and everyone are keen to try to iron out any problems before 10.04 gets officially released so you might find faster & more effective answers to your bug reports which would make 10.04 work better on your system for you

On a command-line you can type a " -h" or " --help" after a command to get a quick guide cheat-sheet on how to use the command. This is good for checking advice given in forums in case of mistakes. For example try

totem --help

Thanks and regards from
Tom :)