Questions tagged [touchpad]
Questions related to the configuration and activation of touchpads/trackpads.
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Ubuntu 20.04 Elantech touchpad not working
I've recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my laptop only to find the touchpad didn't work, it is recognized in xinput and is turned on in settings. Which drivers can I install to make it work?
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Cursor freezes with Asus and Ubuntu
I bought an ASUS FX504. I installed ubuntu 19.0.4 in it. Unfortunately the cursor is freezing quite often. As I develop apps, its frustrating when I get this situation. Is there any specific trackpad ...
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How to manually set touchpad click regions?
I am using Ubuntu 23.10 on an HP Envy x360 laptop, and it has an extremely annoying touchpad, where the middle ~2/3 of the touchpad acts as middle click and only ~1/6 on either side of this acts as ...
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After Lid open, touchpad is not enabled Ubuntu 22.04 and Budgie on my Lenovo Flex 5
I have been struggling with this annoying problem for long time and none of the suggestions on the forum and search haven't solved it. I'd appreciate any help that can lead me to the solution.
I can ...
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Touchpad isn't working on Ubuntu 20.04
I've recently bought a new laptop (Dell Venue 11 Pro), which can also be turned into a tablet with a removable keyboard and touchpad.
However, the touchpad isn't working and also the cursor is not ...
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Issue with AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint touchpad on DELL PRECISION M6700
My touchpad is EXTREMELY choppy. I'm not sure if this is a driver issue or what. I tried following the steps in answer:
Alps Touchpad on Dell: how do I install the DKMS driver to enable multitouch?
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How do I disable TouchGuard/DisableTouchpadWhileTyping on my Dell laptop touchpad?
I can't find how to disable TouchGuard/DisableTouchpadWhileTyping on my Dell laptop.
I'm using Ubuntu 23.10.
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My touchpad right click is not working on 22.04.4 LTS
I installed Gnome Tweaks some days ago. Then, in Gnome Tweaks, at the Keyboard and Touchpad menu, I select Fingers as the Mouse Click Emulation. Then I couldn't change my wallpaper. Then I disabled ...
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Touchpad scrolling and keyboard working Ubuntu 22
I am encountering the following challenges
the touchpad is not working (I have tested using the mouse and still the same problem) specifically when I try scrolling, it Automatically instead zooms the ...
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fixing the touchpad scroll speed in ubuntu 18.04 - libinput
I know this has has been beaten to death but I still couldn't get it to work based on the solutions I've seen for similar questions. It's always a mouse using libinput or a touchpad using synaptics or ...
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2 finger scrolling in not working on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
I use the Hp-ProBook and I've installed ubuntu Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS. At first, everything is working fine but after some time 2 finger scroll automatically stop working and I've no idea why?
If anyone ...
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Mouse cursor moves but Clicks are not working
I am using Xubuntu 22.04 LTS. When running apps like libre office, VirtualBox os etc... suddenly and very often it happens that mouse cursor moves fine but Clicks do not respond. I tried CTL+alt+F1 ...
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Touchpad not Working Even after Grub Change
I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my new Acer Nitro AN17-71 alongside Windows 11. I had some problems during the install with my RTX 4060 graphics card, but I was able to resolve them by adding ...
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Lenovo Legion 5 touchpad
I have just bought a new Lenovo Legion 5-15ARH05.
I have a problem with the touchpad. It seems that it's recognized by the system,
however, I cannot move with the cursor. I found out that the left ...
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Touchscreen is being recognized as a mouse
I plugged in a 3M touchscreen to my Linux PC. It appears as it recognizes it as a mouse. Here's my xinput output:
xinput
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
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How to enable tap-to-click (touchpad) on Awesome Window Manager between logins?
I am a Linux NOOB. Recently made the switch from Windows 10 and I am enjoying my Linux journey so far.
I just installed Awesome Window Manger recently. When I login to Awesome-WM for the first time, ...
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Touch pad and touch screen are not working after upgrading to ubuntu 22.04
I have laptop Acer spin 5 "Spin SP513-54N" and had ubutnu 21.10 installed on it. At first, the touch pad and touch screen were not working so I followed the instructions in this page and it ...
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Does Ubuntu support for Intel Ultra 5 prosseccor?
I've bought a lenovo laptop, thinkbook 14 G6+ IMH.
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 5 125H 1.20 GHz
The problem is that I cannot install Ubuntu 22.04 or 23.10, result is "install failed", and ...
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Fujitsu Lifebook AH544 Touch Pad Not Working In Ubuntu 14.04
Fujitsu Lifebook AH544 Touch Pad Not Working In Ubuntu 14.04, resolved.
Made in Germany Laptop
Intel Core i3-4000M processor (2.4 GHz, 3MB)
4 GB DDR3
500GB SATA, S.M.A.R.T.
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Touchpad using libinput instead of synaptics driver
The touchpad on my lenovo x230 is not running the synaptics driver which I need for its increased capabilities. Instead, it's using libinput. How can I get the synaptics driver to take priority on ...
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No smooth scrolling on Chrome for Ubuntu
I did enable the #enable-smooth-scrolling flag in Chrome and rebooted both Chrome and the machine numerous times, but scrolling in Chrome is still just as jumpy. I know it's not hardware issue, as my ...
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How can ı do zoom with touchpad?
I was using windows 11.I could zoom and remove with 2 finger on touchpad. I use ubuntu 20.04 but now ı can't do this. Can you help me ? Is there any code or application for this? Thank you :)
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Grub Bootloader cause touchpad and trackpoint not working
I have dual boot Windows 10 64bit and Ubuntu Mate 16.04 LTS.
A couple weeks ago in January 2017, after I did system update both for Windows and maybe for Ubuntu too (not really remember) my ...
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Error with psmouse serio1: Failed to deactivate/enable on Dell XPS 15 7590
I am having these "psmouse" errors
$ dmesg | grep -i psmouse
[ 13.463294] psmouse serio1: Failed to deactivate mouse on isa0060/serio1: -5
[ 13.943488] psmouse serio1: Failed to enable ...
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Trackpad not working on Ideapad Flex 5 - Ubuntu 23.04
I recently purchased a Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5. I instantly removed Windows 11 Home and installed Ubuntu 23.04. Only problem: the trackpad isn't working. Ubuntu doesn't even recognize the trackpad, as ...
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Touchpad not detected
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 in the new Lenovo Z510 Ideapad laptop. To check if my Touchpad is detected I typed the command
xinput list
and this is my output:
I tried everything mentioned in this, ...
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Touchpad stopped working: [Acer Nitro 5 Ryzen 7 5800H]
Configuration Details: Acer Nitro 5 Ryzen 7 5800H (Radeon with RTX 3060)
OS Details: Ubuntu 21.10, NVIDIA driver 495
The touchpad was working fine with Ubuntu 21.10. Yesterday I updated using apt-get, ...
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How to enable natural scrolling for Logitech T650 touchapd on Wayland?
I've been using a Logitech T650 while running running X11, and have used the following command to set natural-scrolling:
xinput set-prop "Logitech Rechargeable Touchpad T650" "libinput ...
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Ubuntu20.04: TouchPad not work in HP laptop
I tried some solutions from the internet, but all not work.
xinput command
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=...
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Will the Logitech T650 rechargable wireless touchpad work with Ubuntu?
I've searched Google, but haven't found any answer to this. I'm thinking about getting the Logitech T650 wireless touchpad as a replacement for my old mouse. (More information: http://www.logitech.com/...
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Track pad not support in Honor magicbook X16
After installing 22.04 on my Honor Magicbook X16, the trackpad is not detected. I have attempted to use it by following all the instructions, but to no avail. and also gestures is not supported
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Ubuntu 14.04 Laptop: Mouse cursor not moving but mouse buttons work
As the title states the mouse cursor on my laptop isn't moving but the mouse buttons still work. I'm not sure what to do. I have tested the touchpad on Windows and it works fine.
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Lenovo touchpad becomes very slow in random intervals on Ubuntu
I just installed a fresh Ubuntu on my Ideapad 3. The touchpad was working fine but then after a while, I noticed it became very slow and hard to move in random instances and then it went back to ...
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How configure gestures on Ubuntu 22.04 lts
On my notebook, how do i configure the touchpad gestures? I use stock ubuntu. My aim are to show activities (all open windows) when i tap with 3 fingers on the touchpad.
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2 finger scrolling stops working after suspend on Ubuntu 22.04
I am having a problem where 2 finger scrolling stops working after suspend. After a reboot it works fine again. I am running a Dell Inspiron 5515. I've gone through the forums where similar problems ...
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Ubuntu Touchpad / USB Mouse Click Event Not Working
I cant able to use my Touch pad as well us USB mouse once i suspend or put my laptop on hibernate. how do i fix it?
once laptop went sleep i cant able perform Button Click using Touch Pad / USB ...
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How to configure one-finger touchpad scroll if some hotkey is pressed?
I often use thumbs to control cursor via touchpad while doing 10-finger touch typing. On Windows and macOS I can configure one finger scroll: if some hotkey is pressed I move thumb over the touchpad ...
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Touchpad not working at all on Toshiba Satellite with 18.04
After a fresh install of 18.04, the touchpad does not work at all on my Toshiba Satellite S55-A5295. Wireless Logitech mouse works perfectly. After an hour of Googling, I'm not able to find a solution....
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How do I completely disable middle click (using wayland on kubuntu 23.10, plasma 5.27) [duplicate]
My laptop's touchpad is a little sensitive and sometimes translates my attempts at left clicks as middle clicks.
I disabled 'middle click paste' in System Settings -> Workspace Behaviour but I ...
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Problem with sound and touchpad in UBnutu
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 in my ASUS ROG G18 laptop, however my touchpad isn't working, especially i couldn't hear any sound from my laptop though i checked every possible settings
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18.04 recently lost tap-to-click at login (gdm)
I recently lost tap-to-click ability at the login screen (gdm). I originally enabled it in 17.10 and it survived into 18.04 until a few days ago. So I'm not sure what happened.
I followed ...
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Touchpad behaviour changes after hibernation on Ubuntu 22.04
When waking up from hibernation, the touchpad behaves different than before hibernation. It is usable, meaning I can move the cursor, use left and right click, scroll etc. but the behaviour changed. ...
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Multitouch with Touchegg on SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
I am running Ubuntu 14.10 with Unity. I would really like to make some multitouch gestures work, so I can use my touchpad to e.g. spread all windows, change workspace, and the like.
My computer has a ...
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Touchpad utilizes CPU even if totally disabled in BIOS and X
I have problems with CPU spikes from irq/204-rmi4_sm when I touch the touchpad in a Lenovo Thinkpad Extreme. I have disabled the Touchpad in BIOS as well as in X. However still the IRQ is fired every ...
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Native touchpad and keyboard are unresponsive on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS running on a HP ProBook 640 G2
My HP ProBook's (running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS) touchpad and keyboard have been unresponsive for a while. As far as I can remember I haven't done any major updates. The problem started on the login page ...
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Touchpad 2 finger scroll speed way too fast in ubuntu 22.04
My ASUS Vivobook S 14 is dual booted with Ubuntu 22.04. The touchpad 2 finger scroll speed is way too fast (like 10 times the normal).
I have looked for various solutions online but none of them ...
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Touchpad in Sony Vaio E14 - cannot click with a finger and drag with another - Ubuntu 12.04
I had the following issues with my Sony Vaio E14115's touchpad on Ubuntu 12.04:
Right click not working
Vertical scrolling not working
Then I followed these steps to fix it:
Downloaded a patch ...
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Touchpad scrolling behavior
So I installed Ubuntu on my new (old) Thinkpad X1 carbon Gen 6. Everything runs pretty much perfectly.
Right now, when I scroll through pages on the touchpad, the page moves when I move my fingers and ...
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Ubuntu 18 touchpad not working properly
My touchpad is not working properly on Ubuntu 18. I can left-click on buttons etc, but the cursor won't move.
This is the result of my xinput:
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master ...
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ALPS touchpad detected as PS/2, corrected with psmouse-dkms-alpsv7 but reset after reboot
Hope someone can help me a little with this problem.
I have a Lenovo Ideapad Z510, with a ALPS touchpad. And OS = Kubuntu 14.04 (Windows 8.1 alongside with it)
The touchpad is detected as an PS/2 ...
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