Bug 414964 - Touchpad stopped working after kernel update to 4.15.0-72
Summary: Touchpad stopped working after kernel update to 4.15.0-72
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: neon
Classification: KDE Neon
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR grave
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Neon Bugs
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Reported: 2019-12-08 19:02 UTC by tomas.teijeiro
Modified: 2019-12-18 21:36 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description tomas.teijeiro 2019-12-08 19:02:02 UTC 
SUMMARY

After updating my neon installation to plasma 5.17.4 with kernel 4.15.0-72, the touchpad stopped working completely. The synaptics touchpad is still recognized as an input device in `xinput`, but it does not send any X event. If I boot with the previous kernel, 4.15.0-70, the boot screen shows neon 5.17.3, and everything works perfectly. I'm not sure if it is a kernel bug, an Ubuntu bug, or a Neon bug.

My laptop is a Dell XPS 13 9333.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Boot KDE Neon
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OBSERVED RESULT

The touchpad does not work at all. No motion, no click, no scrolling.


EXPECTED RESULT

The touchpad should work as always.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.17.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.64
Qt Version: 5.13.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Behavior observed in a Dell XPS 13 9333 machine.
Comment 1 tomas.teijeiro 2019-12-17 18:34:13 UTC 
Apparently the bug affects any ubuntu 18.04 installation, so it's not directly related to neon or KDE: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1854895
Comment 2 Christoph Feck 2019-12-18 21:36:22 UTC 
Thanks for the update. Users there confirmed it is a kernel regression; changing status.