Same issue in Oneiric, even if Oneiric seems to get rather fast before falling back before deciding to use the touchpad as a simple mouse:
[ 38.421] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Mouse (/dev/input/event7) [ 38.421] (**) PS/2 Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall" [ 38.421] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'PS/2 Mouse' [ 38.421] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so [ 38.421] (**) PS/2 Mouse: always reports core events [ 38.421] (**) PS/2 Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event7" [ 38.421] (--) PS/2 Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons [ 38.421] (--) PS/2 Mouse: Found relative axes [ 38.421] (--) PS/2 Mouse: Found x and y relative axes [ 38.421] (II) PS/2 Mouse: Configuring as mouse [ 38.421] (**) PS/2 Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5 [ 38.421] (**) PS/2 Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200 [ 38.421] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input7/event7" [ 38.421] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS/2 Mouse" (type: MOUSE) [ 38.422] (II) PS/2 Mouse: initialized for relative axes. [ 38.422] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1 [ 38.422] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0 [ 38.422] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000 [ 38.422] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4 [ 38.423] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0) [ 38.423] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring) [ 38.424] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint (/dev/input/event8) [ 38.424] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall" [ 38.424] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "Multitouch Touchpad" [ 38.424] (II) LoadModule: "multitouch" [ 38.424] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/multitouch_drv.so [ 38.425] (II) Module multitouch: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 38.425] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 0.1.0 [ 38.425] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver [ 38.425] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 12.3 [ 38.425] (II) Using input driver 'multitouch' for 'AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint' [ 38.425] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/multitouch_drv.so [ 38.425] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events [ 38.425] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input8/event8" [ 38.425] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint" (type: TOUCHPAD) [ 38.425] (II) device control: init [ 38.425] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event8" [ 38.425] (II) multitouch: devname: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint [ 38.425] (II) multitouch: devid: 2 8 7326 [ 38.425] (II) multitouch: caps: left middle right [ 38.426] (II) pointer_control [ 38.426] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1 [ 38.426] (II) pointer_property [ 38.426] (II) pointer_property [ 38.426] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration profile 0 [ 38.426] (II) pointer_property [ 38.426] (II) pointer_property [ 38.426] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000 [ 38.426] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4 [ 38.426] (II) device control: on [ 38.426] (II) pointer_property [ 38.426] (II) pointer_property [ 38.427] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint (/dev/input/mouse1) [ 38.427] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "Multitouch Touchpad" [ 38.427] (II) Using input driver 'multitouch' for 'AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint' [ 38.427] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/multitouch_drv.so [ 38.427] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events [ 38.428] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input8/mouse1" [ 38.428] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint" (type: TOUCHPAD) [ 38.428] (II) device control: init [ 38.428] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1" [ 38.428] (EE) multitouch: cannot configure device [ 38.428] (EE) Couldn't init device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint" [ 38.428] (II) UnloadModule: "multitouch" [ 38.428] (II) Unloading multitouch
Same issue in Oneiric, even if Oneiric seems to get rather fast before falling back before deciding to use the touchpad as a simple mouse:
[ 38.421] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Mouse (/dev/input/event7) xorg/modules/ input/evdev_ drv.so rtia: 10, EmulateWheelTim eout: 200 sys/devices/ platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input7/ event7" xorg/modules/ input/multitouc h_drv.so xorg/modules/ input/multitouc h_drv.so sys/devices/ platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input8/ event8" xorg/modules/ input/multitouc h_drv.so sys/devices/ platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input8/ mouse1"
[ 38.421] (**) PS/2 Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 38.421] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'PS/2 Mouse'
[ 38.421] (II) Loading /usr/lib/
[ 38.421] (**) PS/2 Mouse: always reports core events
[ 38.421] (**) PS/2 Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event7"
[ 38.421] (--) PS/2 Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
[ 38.421] (--) PS/2 Mouse: Found relative axes
[ 38.421] (--) PS/2 Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
[ 38.421] (II) PS/2 Mouse: Configuring as mouse
[ 38.421] (**) PS/2 Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 38.421] (**) PS/2 Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelIne
[ 38.421] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/
[ 38.421] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS/2 Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
[ 38.422] (II) PS/2 Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
[ 38.422] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 38.422] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 38.422] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 38.422] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 38.423] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 38.423] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[ 38.424] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint (/dev/input/event8)
[ 38.424] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
[ 38.424] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "Multitouch Touchpad"
[ 38.424] (II) LoadModule: "multitouch"
[ 38.424] (II) Loading /usr/lib/
[ 38.425] (II) Module multitouch: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 38.425] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 0.1.0
[ 38.425] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 38.425] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 12.3
[ 38.425] (II) Using input driver 'multitouch' for 'AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint'
[ 38.425] (II) Loading /usr/lib/
[ 38.425] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events
[ 38.425] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/
[ 38.425] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint" (type: TOUCHPAD)
[ 38.425] (II) device control: init
[ 38.425] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event8"
[ 38.425] (II) multitouch: devname: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint
[ 38.425] (II) multitouch: devid: 2 8 7326
[ 38.425] (II) multitouch: caps: left middle right
[ 38.426] (II) pointer_control
[ 38.426] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 38.426] (II) pointer_property
[ 38.426] (II) pointer_property
[ 38.426] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 38.426] (II) pointer_property
[ 38.426] (II) pointer_property
[ 38.426] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 38.426] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 38.426] (II) device control: on
[ 38.426] (II) pointer_property
[ 38.426] (II) pointer_property
[ 38.427] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint (/dev/input/mouse1)
[ 38.427] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "Multitouch Touchpad"
[ 38.427] (II) Using input driver 'multitouch' for 'AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint'
[ 38.427] (II) Loading /usr/lib/
[ 38.427] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events
[ 38.428] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/
[ 38.428] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint" (type: TOUCHPAD)
[ 38.428] (II) device control: init
[ 38.428] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1"
[ 38.428] (EE) multitouch: cannot configure device
[ 38.428] (EE) Couldn't init device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint"
[ 38.428] (II) UnloadModule: "multitouch"
[ 38.428] (II) Unloading multitouch