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sanjibdahal

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Registered: 2024-05-29

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Touchpad Not Working on Acer Aspire 3 After Installing Hyprdots

Hi everyone,

I have an Acer Aspire 3 laptop, and my touchpad was working perfectly until I installed Hyprdots. Now, the touchpad is not recognized at all. Here are some details and steps I’ve tried:

System Details:

• Laptop Model: Acer Aspire 3

• Issue: Touchpad not detected after installing Hyprdots

• Desktop Environment: Hyprland SDDM

• Kernel: Linux 6.9.1

Troubleshooting Steps Taken:
1. Checked `xinput` output:

xinput -list

- The touchpad does not show up in the list of devices.

2. Checked input devices using `libinput`:

libinput list-devices

- The touchpad is not listed.

3. Attempted to add kernel parameter:
- Added `i8042.nopnp=1` to `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT` in `/etc/default/grub` and updated GRUB.
- Rebooted the system.

4. Blacklisted `i2c_hid`:
- Created `/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf` with `blacklist i2c_hid`.
- Rebooted the system.

5. Tried `Fn + F7` to enable the touchpad:
- No effect.

Installed Packages:
- `xf86-input-libinput`
- Removed `xf86-input-synaptics` and `xf86-input-evdev` to avoid conflicts.

Has anyone else experienced similar issues after installing Hyprdots or have any suggestions for additional troubleshooting steps? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Last edited by sanjibdahal (2024-07-20 15:25:10)