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I have just done a complete install of Linux Mint on a Toshiba Chromebook. All is working except I can't get the touchpad to move the pointer at all. I have to move around trying to do everything with the keyboard. Is there anything I can do to make it so the touchpad is recognized? When I run xinput --list it shows the keyboard but not a touchpad.

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  • This might help you: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2197457 – daltonfury42 Oct 19 '15 at 16:36
  • Please [edit] your question and add i) the model of your laptop; ii) if you know them, the hardware details of your touchpad; iii) the output of xinput --list; iv) tell us if it works on another operating system or if you boot into a live CD; v) tell us if you've checked if there's a button that activates/deactivates your touchpad. – terdon Oct 19 '15 at 17:57

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If the touchpad is not showing up in xinput, its driver has certainly failed to load. You should check dmesg output after a reboot, chances are you will see the driver complaining about missing firmware files or bad configuration. Also, many touchpads are presented as USB devices, so try to identify yours with lsusb. I assume the touchpad worked in ChromeOS, otherwise it may also be a hardware issue (replugging the cables often helps in such case).

Also, as silly as it sounds, try toggling the touchpad Fn switch, or whatever those hardware bottons are called on a chromebook.

The answer to this question should help if you have a hard time figuring out what driver is supposed to manage your touchpad.

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