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  1. Xenial (16.04)
  2. Bug #1594214
  3. Comment #11

Comment 11 for bug 1594214

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@pjf (paul-j-fenwick) wrote :

@DevenPhillips: I'm a fellow bug sufferer, rather than Ubuntu maintainer, but if you're experiencing the same bug as myself then I've found I reliable workaround.

Setting the `i8042.kbdreset=1` parameter to the kernel on boot seems to result in consistent detection of the touchpad. The easiest way to do that for me was to edit the /etc/default/grub file with the following line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i8042.kbdreset=1"

and then running `sudo update-grub`. For me, this workaround was free of side-effects.

In my situation the touchpad would either be detected (and work fine), or not be detected *at all*. I don't recall it being detected as the wrong device. As such, I've no idea if my workaround would be effective in your situation.

Good luck!

~ Paul