I have laptop Asus K53SV and the touchpad was recognized as a mouse
only. All of the features that it offered were just navigating the
pointer, no scrolling, no disable when typing etc.
This tutorial is applicable for Linux Mint and Ubuntu.
There is a patch available (elantech) which solves this issue and the touchpad is recognized with all (at least some
) features.
First, install the dkms (Dynamic Kernel Module Support) package if it is not already installed on your machine:
sudo apt-get install dkms
Then, download the patch:
cd /usr/src/
sudo wget http://planet76.com/drivers/elantech/psmouse-elantech-v6.tar.bz2
Unpack the patch:
sudo tar jxvf psmouse-elantech-v6.tar.bz2
Add the patch to the psmouse module:
sudo dkms add -m psmouse -v elantech-v6
Build it:
sudo dkms build -m psmouse -v elantech-v6
Install it:
sudo dkms install -m psmouse -v elantech-v6
For successful installation you should get something like this at the end: DKMS: install Completed.
Now, to load the new module with the patch included, you will need to either reboot your machine or reload the new module by executing the following command:
sudo rmmod psmouse && sudo modprobe psmouse
Now, go to System -> Preferences -> Mouse -> Touchpad and you will see all the settings that are available for the touchpad!
Courtesy : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/681904/comments/64
This tutorial is applicable for Linux Mint and Ubuntu.
There is a patch available (elantech) which solves this issue and the touchpad is recognized with all (at least some
) features.First, install the dkms (Dynamic Kernel Module Support) package if it is not already installed on your machine:
sudo apt-get install dkms
Then, download the patch:
cd /usr/src/
sudo wget http://planet76.com/drivers/elantech/psmouse-elantech-v6.tar.bz2
Unpack the patch:
sudo tar jxvf psmouse-elantech-v6.tar.bz2
Add the patch to the psmouse module:
sudo dkms add -m psmouse -v elantech-v6
Build it:
sudo dkms build -m psmouse -v elantech-v6
Install it:
sudo dkms install -m psmouse -v elantech-v6
For successful installation you should get something like this at the end: DKMS: install Completed.
Now, to load the new module with the patch included, you will need to either reboot your machine or reload the new module by executing the following command:
sudo rmmod psmouse && sudo modprobe psmouse
Now, go to System -> Preferences -> Mouse -> Touchpad and you will see all the settings that are available for the touchpad!
Courtesy : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/681904/comments/64