Touchpad non-functional after first login on Toshiba NB505

[Colin Law]

On 29 April 2012 17:52, Matthew Brace <ismarc31 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 3:21 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 29 April 2012 02:57, Matthew Brace <ismarc31 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hey folks,
>> > I have a Toshiba NB505 netbook and previously had Maverick installed.  I
>> > did
>> > a fresh install (including completely clean /home partition) of 12.04
>> > and
>> > everything went well (including wifi working out of the box now!).
>> > After
>> > the install completed, got to login screen, everything working fine.
>> >
>> > Shortly after logging in (around when I hit alt-f2 to launch a
>> > terminal),
>> > the touchpad completely stopped responding.
>>
>> Do you remember whether it worked when booted off the live CD?  If it
>> did then check whether that still works.  If you don't remember then
>> try it anyway as it may useful to know.
>>
>> Also try logging on as a different user and see whether it works.
>> That might tell you whether it is settings for the user or a system
>> wide problem.
>>
>> Colin
>>
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>
> It worked perfectly find on the installation screens when booted from the
> live CD.  It no longer works on the live CD.  It also doesn't work when
> logging in as a Guest user.  The overall behavior is as if the trackpad had
> been toggled off at the BIOS level (or via the Fn key combination) without a
> way to turn it back on.

Or it is broken of course.  At least you know it is nothing to do with
the ubuntu install.

Colin