The touchpad of my laptop doesnot work in ubuntu.It works in windows.In ubuntu,external mouse works.

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The touchpad of my laptop doesnot work in ubuntu.It works in windows.In ubuntu,external mouse works.

I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 in my laptop. My laptop is of lenovo43,model no 6196.What should I do?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

Can you give the output of:

sudo dmidecode -t system; lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb; lspci

Thanks

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Manish Kumar (manishkr117) said :
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On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 12:50 PM, actionparsnip <
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> Your question #196188 on xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu changed:
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> Can you give the output of:
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> sudo dmidecode -t system; lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb; lspci
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what I have to do and how I have to do please,please tell me.I don't
understand what you have suggested.

I have written each command(line) one after other.It was displaying some
version and other technical details.

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Manish Kumar (manishkr117) said :
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OUTPUT FOR sudo dmidecode -t system

# dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.5 present.

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
    Manufacturer: LENOVO
    Product Name: Lenovo E43
    Version: Rev 1.0
    Serial Number: LE9D931067CBNNN
    UUID: E6A9EDDC-AB29-2762-8D4C-00269E06FA16
    Wake-up Type: Power Switch
    SKU Number: Not Specified
    Family: Not Specified

Handle 0x000D, DMI type 15, 29 bytes
System Event Log
    Area Length: 16 bytes
    Header Start Offset: 0x0000
    Header Length: 16 bytes
    Data Start Offset: 0x0010
    Access Method: General-purpose non-volatile data functions
    Access Address: 0x0000
    Status: Valid, Not Full
    Change Token: 0x00000097
    Header Format: Type 1
    Supported Log Type Descriptors: 3
    Descriptor 1: POST error
    Data Format 1: POST results bitmap
    Descriptor 2: Single-bit ECC memory error
    Data Format 2: Multiple-event
    Descriptor 3: Multi-bit ECC memory error
    Data Format 3: Multiple-event

Handle 0x0014, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System Boot Information
    Status: <OUT OF SPEC>

OUTPUT FOR lsb_release -a

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric

OUTPUT FOR uname -a

Linux Manish 3.0.0-12-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 14:50:42 UTC 2011
i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

OUTPUT FOR lsusb

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1c7a:0801 LighTuning Technology Inc.
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 2166:6649

OUTPUT FOR lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory
Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series
Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI
Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio
Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port
1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port
2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port
3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port
4 (rev 03)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port
6 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI
Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev
03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E 2 port SATA IDE
Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev
03)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E 2 port SATA IDE
Controller (rev 03)
06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN
[Shiloh] Network Connection
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit
Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
08:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev
05)
08:05.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host
Adapter (rev 22)
08:05.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host
Adapter (rev 12)

These are the output. Please me the solution for my laptop touchpad not
working.

Thanks
Manish

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#4

If you run precise in liveCD, does it work there?

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Manish Kumar (manishkr117) said :
#5

what do you mean by run precise in live CD.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#6

Precise is Ubuntu version 12.04 and is LTS, it is also the latest version, the newer kernel and drivers may help support your hardware

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Vivek (vivekupc) said :
#7

vivi@vivek:~$ sudo dmidecode -t system
[sudo] password for vivi:
# dmidecode 3.0
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 2.7 present.

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
 Manufacturer: Acer
 Product Name: Aspire E1-570
 Version: V2.06
 Serial Number: NXMEPEM02934902DFC3400
 UUID: 3E9FB484-6D4B-E311-A55A-201A06AEB916
 Wake-up Type: Power Switch
 SKU Number: Aspire E1-570_0775_V2.06
 Family: ChiefRiver System

Handle 0x000C, DMI type 12, 5 bytes
System Configuration Options
 Option 1:
 Option 2: String2 for Type12 Equipment Manufacturer
 Option 3: String3 for Type12 Equipment Manufacturer
 Option 4: String4 for Type12 Equipment Manufacturer

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Vivek (vivekupc) said :
#8

vivi@vivek:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial

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Vivek (vivekupc) said :
#9

vivi@vivek:~$ uname -a
Linux vivek 4.13.0-37-generic #42~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 7 16:03:28 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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Vivek (vivekupc) said :
#10

vivi@vivek:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b3f6 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd HD WebCam (Acer)
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 04ca:300b Lite-On Technology Corp. Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 3938:1031
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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Vivek (vivekupc) said :
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ivi@vivek:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM77 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM57786 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01)
02:00.1 SD Host controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM57765/57785 SDXC/MMC Card Reader (rev 01)
03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)

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Vivek (vivekupc) said :
#12

My Touchpad on Ubuntu 16 does not work, kindly help how to solve it? Currently I am using an external mouse (BT). It works well. All outputs are copied above.

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