0002724: touchpad not working on kali linux 2.0 x64 and x32

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0002724	Kali Linux	General Bug	public	2015-10-30 15:52	2016-01-22 09:17

Reporter	lightbrute	Assigned To	rhertzog
Priority	normal	Severity	major	Reproducibility	always
Status	closed	Resolution	won't fix
Product Version	2.0

Summary	0002724: touchpad not working on kali linux 2.0 x64 and x32
Description	touchpad on brand new laptop is not recognised (xinput --list shows no touchpad), while touchpad works perfectly on windows partition
Additional Information	while googling the issue, many people seem to have the same problem with various types of laptops

lightbrute 2015-10-30 16:14 reporter ~0004068	⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ <!--this is a usb mouse --> ↳ Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM) id=11 [slave pointer (2)] <!--this is a usb mouse --> ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Video Bus id=8 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Sleep Button id=9 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam id=10 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=12 [slave keyboard (3)]

rhertzog 2016-01-22 09:17 administrator ~0004565	Please try again with Kali Rolling 2016.1 and reopen if the issue persists.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2015-10-30 15:52	lightbrute	New Issue
2015-10-30 16:14	lightbrute	Note Added: 0004068
2015-11-06 23:44	~~bhjr~~	Issue cloned: 0002742
2016-01-22 09:17	rhertzog	Note Added: 0004565
2016-01-22 09:17	rhertzog	Status	new => closed
2016-01-22 09:17	rhertzog	Assigned To	=> rhertzog
2016-01-22 09:17	rhertzog	Resolution	open => won't fix