[Bug 833840] Re: synaptics touchpad doesnt enable after disabling from fn+f6 key on dell xps l702x. Even after restart just doens't work now.

[Amit Rana]

touchpad is not working at all now. I tried following:

xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer                    	id=2	[master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer              	id=4	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Dell BT Travel Mouse                    	id=15	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad              	id=13	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                   	id=3	[master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard             	id=5	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                            	id=6	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus                               	id=7	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus                               	id=8	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                            	id=9	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Sleep Button                            	id=10	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2HDM           	id=11	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard            	id=12	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Dell WMI hotkeys                        	id=14	[slave  keyboard (3)]

$ xinput set-prop 13 "Device Enabled" 1

$ gconftool-2 --set --type boolean
/desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled true

dmesg | grep Synaptics
[    2.582967] i8042: PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f13:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
[    2.587712] mousedev: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
[   15.136081] input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input8

cat /proc/bus/input/devices
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0007 Version=01b1
N: Name="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input8
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse0 event8 
B: PROP=9
B: EV=b
B: KEY=6420 30000 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=260800011000003

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Title:
  synaptics touchpad doesnt enable after disabling from fn+f6 key on
  dell xps l702x. Even after restart just doens't work now.

Status in “synaptic” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  First time when I disabled the touchpad using keys, it got disabled nicely with the 'indicator light' glowing.
  But Its just not enabling now. notifications are coming out fine.

  Also when notification says enabled, light is glowing
  when notification says disabled, light is off
  It was opposite earlier.

  lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
  Release:	11.10

  apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics:
    Installed: 1.4.1-1ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1.4.1-1ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 1.4.1-1ubuntu1 0
          500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: synaptic 0.75.2ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.14-generic 3.0.3
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Aug 25 20:45:52 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  SourcePackage: synaptic
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-23 (1 days ago)

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