Just installed Lubuntu 14.10 on Toshiba Satellite A305-S6872. Cursor is immediately in middle of screen and will not move. Is there something I can do from the terminal that will fix the issue? The other, similar questions on this site seem to be unanswered. Hopefully someone can come forward with some useful info. Thanks in advance!
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1There is not enough information here to answer the question. Could you please list what kind of Satellite laptop you have and any solutions you may have tried? – Richard Oct 30 '14 at 16:19
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Also tried sudo apt-get update just in case I was missing something, but my options are pretty limited at this point. Can open terminal, shutdown, and reboot. – Dean Richard Morrison Oct 30 '14 at 17:10
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Does an USB mouse work? – Smile4ever Oct 30 '14 at 17:12
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yes, indeed. so now i have greater function. but as to the underlying issue, is it a known ish? Or could it possibly be a driver? Was working fine before upgrade to 14.10 – Dean Richard Morrison Oct 30 '14 at 17:16
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I mean should I do a reinstall? That seems a bit drastic if there's a pretty simple workaround – Dean Richard Morrison Oct 30 '14 at 17:23
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Update. Doing full reinstall now. Will update with result and hopefully the fix. However, input is still most welcome. – Dean Richard Morrison Oct 30 '14 at 17:39
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Please try the solution provided here if it does not yet work after an reinstall: http://askubuntu.com/questions/262287/synaptic-touchpad-on-laptop-not-working – Smile4ever Oct 30 '14 at 17:52
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Reinstall seems to have resolved the issue. But the above comment by Smile4ever looks too be a pretty solid fix as well. Thanks! – Dean Richard Morrison Oct 30 '14 at 18:42
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Well, several reboots later after applying both fixes, its still a no go. – Dean Richard Morrison Oct 30 '14 at 22:53
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Ok, so I followed the solution ref by @Smile4ever above. The main issue others might run into is creating the file in /etc/modprobe.d due to permissions.
In terminal:
gksudo nautilus
This opens terminal as admin so be careful.
Next:
gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.conf
In gedit type:
options psmouse proto=imps
Save and exit.
In terminal:
sudo modprobe -r psmouse
sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps
the end, roll credits
Richard
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I don't see the need for the first command -- gksudo nautilus might merely open nautilus with root permissions, and it's just asking for trouble. I recommend removing that part of your answer as it's not necessary for the rest of your procedure. – Tommy Trussell Feb 13 '15 at 20:24