Touchpad works, but takes about 4 mins to activate on first login

[hdawg12]

the touchpad works great when I have my mouse plugged in and then unplug it. The touchpadindicator automatically swtiches to to touchpad with no issues. The only problem I'm having is when I don't have my mouse plugged in on startup. The touchpad takes about 4 mins to start working. I'm not sure why it does this, but anytime I don't start up my laptop with my mouse plugged in, The touchpad takes a long time to start working. Can someone help me with this? I have Kali Linux Rolling and a Acer Aspire E15 laptop.

[hdawg12]

does anyone have a fix for this?

[askmrsinh]

Hi, I doubt that this is an extension issue. Could you show me some logs?

[hdawg12]

where would it be located. I know its the touchpad-indicator.log file, but I can't find the location

[hdawg12]

here is the debug logs touchpad-indicator.log let me know what the issue is and how I can fix it. I timed how long it takes for my touchpad to function when using "Touchpad Indicator". I takes around 2:48 everytime I log into my kali linux Rolling.

[askmrsinh]

If you take a look at the timestamps in the log file, there is no delay for the extension. This could be a driver issue. Anything in the system journal?

[hdawg12]

where do I go to access the system journal?

what driver should I look at?

[hdawg12]

are you talking about the touchpad driver?

[AbdulRaHMaN02]

Here is the solution:

1. Run the following command in terminal: sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

2. The GRUB configuration file should open. Locate the following line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=" "

3. Add this into the parameters: i8042.nomux=1 locale=fr_FR i8042.reset

4. The final line should look like this: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="i8042.nomux=1 locale=fr_FR i8042.reset"

5. Save the file and exit gedit.

6. Run the following command in terminal: sudo update-grub

7. Let the grub.conf file get recreated, and then restart.

[hdawg12]

Here is the solution:

1. Run the following command in terminal:
   sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

2. The GRUB configuration file should open. Locate the following line:
   GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=" "

3. Add this into the parameters:
   i8042.nomux=1 locale=fr_FR i8042.reset

4. The final line should look like this:
   GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="i8042.nomux=1 locale=fr_FR i8042.reset"

5. Save the file and exit gedit.

6. Run the following command in terminal:
   sudo update-grub

7. Let the grub.conf file get recreated, and then restart.

I will try this and let you know how it goes

[hdawg12]

Here is the solution:

1. Run the following command in terminal:
   sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

2. The GRUB configuration file should open. Locate the following line:
   GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=" "

3. Add this into the parameters:
   i8042.nomux=1 locale=fr_FR i8042.reset

4. The final line should look like this:
   GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="i8042.nomux=1 locale=fr_FR i8042.reset"

5. Save the file and exit gedit.

6. Run the following command in terminal:
   sudo update-grub

7. Let the grub.conf file get recreated, and then restart.

I tried this and it didn't work.

[hdawg12]

It takes about 3 mins for my touchpad to work

[hdawg12]

what I also noticed is that when I have my mouse plugged in before I turn on my laptop, it works fine, but when I try my touchpad(while having my mouse usb plugged in) it still works and isn't disabled. So I have the touchpad and mouse working at the same time. When I unplug my usb mouse, and plug it in again, the notification lets me know that my mouse is plugged in and the touchpad disabled, but the touchpad still works.

[hdawg12]

anyone else know what could be causing this issue?

[AbdulRaHMaN02]

I don't know but i tried this and worked for me 👻

[AbdulRaHMaN02]

The notice above That was happening to me but it solved now The same problem to you was for me

[hdawg12]

do you know why it isn't working for me?

[AbdulRaHMaN02]

i'm sorry , i don't

[hdawg12]

I got it to work. thanks