Ubuntu 16.04 touchpad not working after closing laptop lid

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Every time I close my laptop's lid, and open it later, touchpad stops working and I can't make it work otherwise, but only by rebooting. I have also downloaded touchpad-indicator software, and disabling/enabling touchpad through it, but it didn't help also.

Mouse works fine, even when this happens, but not touchpad. What could be the problem?

cserpell · Answer 1 · 2021-01-04T21:04:54.330

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I found a solution from ubuntuforums: Removing psmouse module and readding it:

sudo modprobe -r psmouse
sudo modprobe psmouse

edited Jan 04 '21 at 21:04

answered May 05 '20 at 13:57

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 04 '19 at 18:20

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This could be the same issue discussed here: Ubuntu 17.10: Lid closing disables touchpad, how to fix?

If so, upgrading to a newer Ubuntu version should fix it. Ubuntu 16.04 is quite old now, why not go with 19.04?

answered May 04 '19 at 18:20

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Same problem on 22.04 LTS – BierDav Jun 19 '22 at 05:59

Schmodder · Answer 3 · 2022-10-15T10:22:38.203

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It might help changing from wayland to xorg: How do you switch from Wayland back to Xorg in Ubuntu 17.10?. (Originally proposed by Joe: Ubuntu 17.10: Lid closing disables touchpad, how to fix?) It worked for me on 22.04 LTS.

edited Oct 15 '22 at 10:22

answered Oct 15 '22 at 10:04

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While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes. - From Review – Pilot6 Oct 15 '22 at 11:25

Ubuntu 16.04 touchpad not working after closing laptop lid

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