#5575 HIGH Update.: Touchpad *mostly* non-functional

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#5575: Touchpad *mostly* non-functional
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  Reporter:  Ozwald  |       Owner:  dilinger
      Type:  defect  |      Status:  new     
  Priority:  high    |   Milestone:  Update.1
 Component:  kernel  |     Version:          
Resolution:          |    Keywords:          
  Verified:  0       |    Blocking:          
 Blockedby:          |  
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Comment(by TedCH):

 Greetings,

 I just received my XO. I also have noted a very jumpy touchpad. My box
 looked opened (all cellophane bags a bit dinged up), the bag with the XO
 was clearly untaped. I figured maybe someone tested the unit prior to
 shipping?

 In any event, the touchpad is very tempermental. I was using the unit on
 battery. It took multiple finger strokes to get the curser anywhere I
 wanted within the XO system (from bottom of screen---activity up to the
 top (Communities etc.)

 If this is some sort of manufacturing defect that we've caught early, I'd
 also want to swap out the unit I received for one that may not have this
 idiocyncracy. My box also included no registration information inside,
 just what looks like a worn fan fold pamphlet.

 Cheers,

 T

 Replying to [ticket:5575 Ozwald]:
 > Hi all; Just recieved my G1G1 XO which is very cool. However the
 touchpad only works in the up/down axis albeit a little herky-jerky. Not
 well at all in the left/right axis, only zooming from one to the other
 while intermittently stopping along the way.
 >
 > I've tried the de-power and four-finger salute as suggested by the folks
 at support at laptop.org but no joy. If it was consistentl in its badness i'd
 be more inclined to suspect the h/w but since the behavior varies somewhat
 after the attempted fixes i'm inclined to believe in s/w voodoo.
 >
 > The service at laptopgiving.org folks replied that they'd recieved 3 or so
 similar complaints but directed me to the laptop.org folks who have now
 directed me here.
 >
 > Any thoughts?

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