The issue might be hardware specific as I am using the same Elantech 1200 touchpad.
Just to let you know, the touchpad works real fine on 5.4.18-1-MANJARO (KDE), although it fails to work on live medium.

libinput on my manjaro system gives the following output

Device: ELAN1200:00 04F3:303E Touchpad
Kernel: /dev/input/event13
Group: 9
Seat: seat0, default
Size: 103x71mm
Capabilities: pointer gesture
Tap-to-click: disabled
Tap-and-drag: enabled
Tap drag lock: disabled
Left-handed: disabled
Nat.scrolling: disabled
Middle emulation: disabled
Calibration: n/a
Scroll methods: *two-finger edge
Click methods: *button-areas clickfinger
Disable-w-typing: enabled
Accel profiles: none
Rotation: n/a

  • demm replied to this.

    theventus my manjaro system

    Which kernel? All I can find is that the elantech 1200 has kernel related issues, so would be good to know which kernel was working.

    And for all of you,dmesg | grep elan, does it show any?

    Have any of you tried reloading the needed module, added some restrictions? Try the following and see if the touchpad is at least found:

    sudo rmmod psmouse
    sudo modprobe psmouse proto=exps

    Two finger scrolling won't be supported then.

    Further research for Elantech 1200 showed this started after linux 5.2.8, so the above comments about other distros working make sense, since they are on older kernels at that time.
    Seems for some, they could get the touchpad to the state of 5.2.8 and before by adding elantech_smbus=0 synaptics_intertouch=0 to the kernel boot line (or adding that to the bootloader kernel line).

    I am using a manjaro system with 5.4.18-1-MANJARO and I have tried the latest available kernel there i.e. 5.5.2-1 works fine as well.

    Sorry demm but I have switched to manjaro back so I won't be able to check if your suggestions work. But it is highly appreciated mate! This project is awesome, in near future I'm going to try this again on my other machines.

    Idk how this might be useful but I'm quoting the dmesg output from my manjaro kde below as it seems it indeed has some issues with manjaro too but they somehow made it work it seems.

    sudo dmesg | grep ELAN
    [ 7.985996] i2c_hid i2c-ELAN1200:00: i2c-ELAN1200:00 supply vdd not found, using dummy regulator
    [ 7.986014] i2c_hid i2c-ELAN1200:00: i2c-ELAN1200:00 supply vddl not found, using dummy regulator
    [ 10.733538] input: ELAN1200:00 04F3:303E Mouse as /devices/platform/AMDI0010:01/i2c-0/i2c-ELAN1200:00/0018:04F3:303E.0001/input/input13
    [ 10.733674] input: ELAN1200:00 04F3:303E Touchpad as /devices/platform/AMDI0010:01/i2c-0/i2c-ELAN1200:00/0018:04F3:303E.0001/input/input14
    [ 10.733770] hid-generic 0018:04F3:303E.0001: input,hidraw0: I2C HID v1.00 Mouse [ELAN1200:00 04F3:303E] on i2c-ELAN1200:00
    [ 10.795416] input: ELAN1200:00 04F3:303E Mouse as /devices/platform/AMDI0010:01/i2c-0/i2c-ELAN1200:00/0018:04F3:303E.0001/input/input15
    [ 10.795517] input: ELAN1200:00 04F3:303E Touchpad as /devices/platform/AMDI0010:01/i2c-0/i2c-ELAN1200:00/0018:04F3:303E.0001/input/input16
    [ 10.795583] hid-multitouch 0018:04F3:303E.0001: input,hidraw0: I2C HID v1.00 Mouse [ELAN1200:00 04F3:303E] on i2c-ELAN1200:00

    5 days later

    Hi guys
    dmesg | grep elan shows nothing x)
    reloading psmouse module didn't work ...
    elantech_smbus=0 synaptics_intertouch=0 same with these :/

    My keyboard backlight doesn't work as well (in kaos only), i think it's related i forgot to mention it too πŸ˜…

    3 months later

    Hello, I just installed May 2020 release, and it looks like the problem persists, I think I can live with it, but if I can test something for you, let me know

    • demm replied to this.

      joseangel-leyva I can test something for you, let me know

      See my previous post (#14) in this thread for needed info and trial to see if adding to the kernel line helps.

      I tried but it did not work, reading on some other places they recommend i2c-tools package, but it's not in the repo list

      Please post the logs as asked for, so far no-where near enough debug info to try and fix. Links for the i2c-tools recommendations? I do not see any in the source for that that addresses elantech. "Nothing" or "did not work" is not a helpful response, full dmesg is needed, system info, error logs and so on.
      https://kaosx.us/docs

      Has any of you tried to get the latest firmware for your system with fwupd?
      https://kaosx.us/packages/view.php?repo=main&name=fwupd-1.4.2-1

      hello all,

      I have the same issue - my laptop is Lenovo Ideapad 330 - My touchpad is not working - I confirm it works in my MXLinux 19 patio ( kernel 5.4.0-3-amd64 )

      I am using KaOS-2020.05-x86_64 and various sysinfo as below

       jeevan  ~   journalctl -b -p err
      -- Logs begin at Mon 2020-06-08 19:21:29 IST, end at Tue 2020-06-09 17:26:48 IST. --
      Jun 09 17:21:27 jeevan-81d2 kernel: AMD-Vi: [Firmware Bug]: : IOAPIC[4] not in IVRS table
      Jun 09 17:21:27 jeevan-81d2 kernel: AMD-Vi: [Firmware Bug]: : IOAPIC[5] not in IVRS table
      Jun 09 17:21:27 jeevan-81d2 kernel: AMD-Vi: [Firmware Bug]: : No southbridge IOAPIC found
      Jun 09 17:21:27 jeevan-81d2 kernel: AMD-Vi: Disabling interrupt remapping
      Jun 09 17:21:27 jeevan-81d2 kernel: pci 0000:00:00.2: AMD-Vi: Unable to read/write to IOMMU perf counter.
      Jun 09 17:21:30 jeevan-81d2 kernel: tpm_crb MSFT0101:00: can't request region for resource [mem 0xbf7a2000-0xbf7a5fff]
      Jun 09 17:21:31 jeevan-81d2 kernel: kvm: disabled by bios
      Jun 09 17:21:31 jeevan-81d2 kernel: kvm: disabled by bios
      Jun 09 17:21:31 jeevan-81d2 kernel: kvm: disabled by bios
      Jun 09 17:21:31 jeevan-81d2 kernel: kvm: disabled by bios
      Jun 09 17:21:31 jeevan-81d2 kernel: kvm: disabled by bios
      Jun 09 17:21:31 jeevan-81d2 kernel: kvm: disabled by bios
      Jun 09 17:21:31 jeevan-81d2 kernel: kvm: disabled by bios
      Jun 09 17:21:31 jeevan-81d2 kernel: kvm: disabled by bios
      Jun 09 17:21:33 jeevan-81d2 kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:03:00.4: AMD-Vi: Event logged [IO_PAGE_FAULT domain=0x0000 address=0x222b0c8c0 flags=0x0050]
      Jun 09 17:21:33 jeevan-81d2 kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:03:00.4: AMD-Vi: Event logged [IO_PAGE_FAULT domain=0x0000 address=0x222ae6040 flags=0x0070]
      Jun 09 17:21:33 jeevan-81d2 kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:03:00.4: AMD-Vi: Event logged [IO_PAGE_FAULT domain=0x0000 address=0x222b17040 flags=0x0070]
      Jun 09 17:21:33 jeevan-81d2 systemd-backlight[394]: Failed to get backlight or LED device 'backlight:acpi_video1': No such device
      Jun 09 17:21:33 jeevan-81d2 systemd[1]: Failed to start Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of backlight:acpi_video1.
      Jun 09 17:21:35 jeevan-81d2 kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: command 0x2029 tx timeout
      Jun 09 17:21:37 jeevan-81d2 kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: command 0x202f tx timeout
      Jun 09 17:21:39 jeevan-81d2 kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: command 0x2023 tx timeout
      Jun 09 17:21:41 jeevan-81d2 kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: command 0x1004 tx timeout
      Jun 09 17:21:48 jeevan-81d2 kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:03:00.4: xHCI host controller not responding, assume dead
      Jun 09 17:21:48 jeevan-81d2 kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:03:00.4: HC died; cleaning up
      Jun 09 17:22:07 jeevan-81d2 kwin_x11[718]: kwin_xkbcommon: XKB: couldn't find a Compose file for locale "en_IN"
      Jun 09 17:22:12 jeevan-81d2 pulseaudio[781]: [pulseaudio] bluez5-util.c: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit dbus-org.bluez.service >
      Jun 09 17:23:06 jeevan-81d2 ntpd[1542]: bind(21) AF_INET6 2409:4073:1e:b30e:b600:220d:8270:80ef#123 flags 0x11 failed: Cannot assign requested address
      Jun 09 17:23:06 jeevan-81d2 ntpd[1542]: unable to create socket on enp3s0f3u3 (5) for 2409:4073:1e:b30e:b600:220d:8270:80ef#123
      Jun 09 17:23:07 jeevan-81d2 ntpd[1542]: bind(25) AF_INET6 2409:4073:1e:b30e:b600:220d:8270:80ef#123 flags 0x11 failed: Cannot assign requested address
      Jun 09 17:23:07 jeevan-81d2 ntpd[1542]: unable to create socket on enp3s0f3u3 (7) for 2409:4073:1e:b30e:b600:220d:8270:80ef#123
      
      
      
      [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# xinput 
      ⎑ Virtual core pointer                          id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
      ⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
      ⎜   ↳ SIGMACHIP Usb Mouse                       id=10   [slave  pointer  (2)]
      ⎣ 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)]
          ↳ Power Button                              id=9    [slave  keyboard (3)]
          ↳ Ideapad extra buttons                     id=12   [slave  keyboard (3)]
          ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard              id=13   [slave  keyboard (3)]
      [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# 
      
      
      
      
      [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# sudo rmmod psmouse
      rmmod: ERROR: Module psmouse is not currently loaded
      
      
      [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# libinput list-devices
      Device:           Power Button
      Kernel:           /dev/input/event4
      Group:            1
      Seat:             seat0, default
      Capabilities:     keyboard 
      Tap-to-click:     n/a
      Tap-and-drag:     n/a
      Tap drag lock:    n/a
      Left-handed:      n/a
      Nat.scrolling:    n/a
      Middle emulation: n/a
      Calibration:      n/a
      Scroll methods:   none
      Click methods:    none
      Disable-w-typing: n/a
      Accel profiles:   n/a
      Rotation:         n/a
      
      Device:           Video Bus
      Kernel:           /dev/input/event6
      Group:            2
      Seat:             seat0, default
      Capabilities:     keyboard 
      Tap-to-click:     n/a
      Tap-and-drag:     n/a
      Tap drag lock:    n/a
      Left-handed:      n/a
      Nat.scrolling:    n/a
      Middle emulation: n/a
      Calibration:      n/a
      Scroll methods:   none
      Click methods:    none
      Disable-w-typing: n/a
      Accel profiles:   n/a
      Rotation:         n/a
      
      Device:           Video Bus
      Kernel:           /dev/input/event7
      Group:            2
      Seat:             seat0, default
      Capabilities:     keyboard 
      Tap-to-click:     n/a
      Tap-and-drag:     n/a
      Tap drag lock:    n/a
      Left-handed:      n/a
      Nat.scrolling:    n/a
      Middle emulation: n/a
      Calibration:      n/a
      Scroll methods:   none
      Click methods:    none
      Disable-w-typing: n/a
      Accel profiles:   n/a
      Rotation:         n/a
      
      Device:           Power Button
      Kernel:           /dev/input/event3
      Group:            3
      Seat:             seat0, default
      Capabilities:     keyboard 
      Tap-to-click:     n/a
      Tap-and-drag:     n/a
      Tap drag lock:    n/a
      Left-handed:      n/a
      Nat.scrolling:    n/a
      Middle emulation: n/a
      Calibration:      n/a
      Scroll methods:   none
      Click methods:    none
      Disable-w-typing: n/a
      Accel profiles:   n/a
      Rotation:         n/a
      
      Device:           Lid Switch
      Kernel:           /dev/input/event2
      Group:            4
      Seat:             seat0, default
      Capabilities:     switch
      Tap-to-click:     n/a
      Tap-and-drag:     n/a
      Tap drag lock:    n/a
      Left-handed:      n/a
      Nat.scrolling:    n/a
      Middle emulation: n/a
      Calibration:      n/a
      Scroll methods:   none
      Click methods:    none
      Disable-w-typing: n/a
      Accel profiles:   n/a
      Rotation:         n/a
      
      Device:           HD-Audio Generic HDMI/DP,pcm=3
      Kernel:           /dev/input/event9
      Group:            5
      Seat:             seat0, default
      Capabilities:     
      Tap-to-click:     n/a
      Tap-and-drag:     n/a
      Tap drag lock:    n/a
      Left-handed:      n/a
      Nat.scrolling:    n/a
      Middle emulation: n/a
      Calibration:      n/a
      Scroll methods:   none
      Click methods:    none
      Disable-w-typing: n/a
      Accel profiles:   n/a
      Rotation:         n/a
      
      Device:           SIGMACHIP Usb Mouse
      Kernel:           /dev/input/event1
      Group:            6
      Seat:             seat0, default
      Capabilities:     pointer 
      Tap-to-click:     n/a
      Tap-and-drag:     n/a
      Tap drag lock:    n/a
      Left-handed:      disabled
      Nat.scrolling:    disabled
      Middle emulation: disabled
      Calibration:      n/a
      Scroll methods:   button
      Click methods:    none
      Disable-w-typing: n/a
      Accel profiles:   flat *adaptive
      Rotation:         n/a
      
      Device:           HD-Audio Generic Mic
      Kernel:           /dev/input/event10
      Group:            5
      Seat:             seat0, default
      Capabilities:     
      Tap-to-click:     n/a
      Tap-and-drag:     n/a
      Tap drag lock:    n/a
      Left-handed:      n/a
      Nat.scrolling:    n/a
      Middle emulation: n/a
      Calibration:      n/a
      Scroll methods:   none
      Click methods:    none
      Disable-w-typing: n/a
      Accel profiles:   n/a
      Rotation:         n/a
      
      Device:           HD-Audio Generic Headphone
      Kernel:           /dev/input/event11
      Group:            5
      Seat:             seat0, default
      Capabilities:     
      Tap-to-click:     n/a
      Tap-and-drag:     n/a
      Tap drag lock:    n/a
      Left-handed:      n/a
      Nat.scrolling:    n/a
      Middle emulation: n/a
      Calibration:      n/a
      Scroll methods:   none
      Click methods:    none
      Disable-w-typing: n/a
      Accel profiles:   n/a
      Rotation:         n/a
      
      Device:           Ideapad extra buttons
      Kernel:           /dev/input/event8
      Group:            7
      Seat:             seat0, default
      Capabilities:     keyboard 
      Tap-to-click:     n/a
      Tap-and-drag:     n/a
      Tap drag lock:    n/a
      Left-handed:      n/a
      Nat.scrolling:    n/a
      Middle emulation: n/a
      Calibration:      n/a
      Scroll methods:   none
      Click methods:    none
      Disable-w-typing: n/a
      Accel profiles:   n/a
      Rotation:         n/a
      
      Device:           AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
      Kernel:           /dev/input/event0
      Group:            8
      Seat:             seat0, default
      Capabilities:     keyboard 
      Tap-to-click:     n/a
      Tap-and-drag:     n/a
      Tap drag lock:    n/a
      Left-handed:      n/a
      Nat.scrolling:    n/a
      Middle emulation: n/a
      Calibration:      n/a
      Scroll methods:   none
      Click methods:    none
      Disable-w-typing: n/a
      Accel profiles:   n/a
      Rotation:         n/a
      
      
      
      
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      [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# grep "input device" /var/log/Xorg.0.log
      [    29.216] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
      [    32.819] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event4)
      [    32.932] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
      [    32.935] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event6)
      [    32.956] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
      [    32.959] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event7)
      [    32.980] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
      [    32.983] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event3)
      [    32.996] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
      [    32.999] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event2)
      [    33.000] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HD-Audio Generic HDMI/DP,pcm=3 (/dev/input/event9)
      [    33.001] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SIGMACHIP Usb Mouse (/dev/input/event1)
      [    33.076] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SIGMACHIP Usb Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 10)
      [    33.133] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SIGMACHIP Usb Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
      [    33.135] (II) config/udev: Adding input device EasyCamera: EasyCamera (/dev/input/event12)
      [    33.155] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "EasyCamera: EasyCamera" (type: KEYBOARD, id 11)
      [    33.159] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HD-Audio Generic Mic (/dev/input/event10)
      [    33.160] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HD-Audio Generic Headphone (/dev/input/event11)
      [    33.161] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Ideapad extra buttons (/dev/input/event8)
      [    33.181] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Ideapad extra buttons" (type: KEYBOARD, id 12)
      [    33.184] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
      [    33.197] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 13)
      [    33.201] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event5)
      
      
      
      [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# cat /proc/bus/input/devices
      I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab83
      N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
      P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
      S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=sysrq kbd leds event0 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=120013
      B: KEY=402000000 3803078f800d001 feffffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe
      B: MSC=10
      B: LED=7
      
      I: Bus=0003 Vendor=1c4f Product=0034 Version=0110
      N: Name="SIGMACHIP Usb Mouse"
      P: Phys=usb-0000:03:00.3-4/input0
      S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.3/usb1/1-4/1-4:1.0/0003:1C4F:0034.0001/input/input1
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=event1 mouse0 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=17
      B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0
      B: REL=903
      B: MSC=10
      
      I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0005 Version=0000
      N: Name="Lid Switch"
      P: Phys=PNP0C0D/button/input0
      S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input2
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=event2 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=21
      B: SW=1
      
      I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000
      N: Name="Power Button"
      P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0
      S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input3
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=kbd event3 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=3
      B: KEY=10000000000000 0
      
      I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000
      N: Name="Power Button"
      P: Phys=LNXPWRBN/button/input0
      S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input4
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=kbd event4 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=3
      B: KEY=10000000000000 0
      
      I: Bus=0010 Vendor=001f Product=0001 Version=0100
      N: Name="PC Speaker"
      P: Phys=isa0061/input0
      S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input5
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=kbd event5 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=40001
      B: SND=6
      
      I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0006 Version=0000
      N: Name="Video Bus"
      P: Phys=LNXVIDEO/video/input0
      S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:03/LNXVIDEO:01/input/input6
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=kbd event6 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=3
      B: KEY=3e000b00000000 0 0 0
      
      I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0006 Version=0000
      N: Name="Video Bus"
      P: Phys=LNXVIDEO/video/input0
      S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:0b/LNXVIDEO:02/input/input7
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=kbd event7 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=3
      B: KEY=3e000b00000000 0 0 0
      
      I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
      N: Name="Ideapad extra buttons"
      P: Phys=ideapad/input0
      S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.3/PNP0C09:00/VPC2004:00/input/input8
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=kbd rfkill event8 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=13
      B: KEY=81000800100c03 4400000000300000 0 2
      B: MSC=10
      
      I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
      N: Name="HD-Audio Generic HDMI/DP,pcm=3"
      P: Phys=ALSA
      S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.1/sound/card0/input9
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=event9 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=21
      B: SW=140
      
      I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
      N: Name="HD-Audio Generic Mic"
      P: Phys=ALSA
      S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.6/sound/card1/input10
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=event10 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=21
      B: SW=10
      
      I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
      N: Name="HD-Audio Generic Headphone"
      P: Phys=ALSA
      S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.6/sound/card1/input11
      U: Uniq=
      H: Handlers=event11 
      B: PROP=0
      B: EV=21
      B: SW=4
      
      
      
      [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# dmesg | grep i2c
      [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# 
      [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# uname -sr
      Linux 5.6.8-1

      Any change with updating the firmware through fwupd? Any known drivers added for this hardware in MXlinux?

        demm Any change with updating the firmware through fwupd?

        I did not do anything like that, shall I run that command ? is it safe ?

        demm Any known drivers added for this hardware in MXlinux?

        not that I remember - the touchpad was working in fresh install itself

        here are my results

        [root@jeevan-81d2 arms]# fwupdmgr get-devices
        81D2
        β”‚
        β”œβ”€ST1000LM035-1RK172:
        β”‚     Device ID:           177f92eb93c34b31de9c0f36b8475d3c091e8d0e
        β”‚     Summary:             ATA Drive
        β”‚     Current version:     LCM2
        β”‚     Vendor:              Seagate (ATA:0x1BB1)
        β”‚     Serial Number:       WL1JFSEC
        β”‚     GUIDs:               6a793116-b564-5cb0-a746-b2ca1f546ebe ← IDE\ST1000LM035-1RK172______________________LCM2
        β”‚                          c2429a2a-62bf-54cb-b904-8fe019d0082b ← IDE\0ST1000LM035-1RK172______________________
        β”‚                          a9922880-34d2-52dc-ac2b-5a1daeedcf7a ← ST1000LM035-1RK172
        β”‚     Device Flags:        β€’ Internal device
        β”‚                          β€’ Updatable
        β”‚                          β€’ Requires AC power
        β”‚                          β€’ Needs a reboot after installation
        β”‚                          β€’ Device is usable for the duration of the update
        β”‚   
        └─System Firmware:
              Device ID:           998dfd042e0c467f06b4dbf5134d3f556fafe6fd
              Current version:     1461919780
              Minimum Version:     1380122624
              Vendor:              LENOVO (DMI:LENOVO)
              GUID:                fb935162-0d9f-4738-8689-585d8fff14a9
              Device Flags:        β€’ Internal device
                                   β€’ Updatable
                                   β€’ Requires AC power
                                   β€’ Needs a reboot after installation
                                   β€’ Cryptographic hash verification is available
                                   β€’ Device is usable for the duration of the update
            
        [root@jeevan-81d2 arms]#  fwupdmgr refresh
        Firmware metadata last refresh: 11 hours ago. Use --force to refresh again.
        [root@jeevan-81d2 arms]# fwupdmgr get-updates
        β€’ ST1000LM035-1RK172 has no available firmware updates
        β€’ System Firmware has no available firmware updates
        No updatable devices
        [root@jeevan-81d2 arms]# 

        No updates for fwupd either πŸ™
        Still looks mostly like a kernel change, any chance any of you can try and see if Linux 5.7 has any fixes/improvements?
        See the doc to install linux-next:
        https://kaosx.us/docs/kernels/

        [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# uname -sr
        Linux 5.7.0-1-next
        [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# xin
        xinit   xinput  
        [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# xinput 
        ⎑ Virtual core pointer                          id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
        ⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
        ⎜   ↳ SIGMACHIP Usb Mouse                       id=10   [slave  pointer  (2)]
        ⎣ 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)]
            ↳ Power Button                              id=9    [slave  keyboard (3)]
            ↳ EasyCamera: EasyCamera                    id=11   [slave  keyboard (3)]
            ↳ Ideapad extra buttons                     id=12   [slave  keyboard (3)]
            ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard              id=13   [slave  keyboard (3)]
        [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# 

        still no touchpad - however I am using the external USB mouse, so I can live with it. Another issue is no WIFI support for

        [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# inxi -n
        Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter driver: N/A 
                   Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 
                   IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: e8:6a:64:39:4e:4d 
                   IF-ID-1: enp3s0f3u4 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: 86:e0:a3:a2:4d:df 
        [root@jeevan-81d2 jeevan]# 

        Looks like Debian/Ubuntu patches the kernel for elantech:
        https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1700657

        Finding many links now for reports on this touchpad failing, examples:
        https://askubuntu.com/questions/1049787/lenovo-ideapad-330-touchpad-not-working/1052566#1052566
        https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=256002

        One thing I can try is adjusting the kernel config and disable CONFIG_I2C_SMBUS and CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_ELANTECH_SMBUS, this will be done/tested in linux-next (next build, for 5.7.2).

        EDIT:
        One more fairly common recommendation is to add psmouse.elantech_smbus=0 to the kernel boot line (should have the same effect as rebuilding the kernel with the elantech entries disabled).

        Can any of you report back on the state of these touchpads using linux-next 5.7.2?

        It did not worked for me (neither solved the audio in the other tread until the sof-firmware solution). I reinstalled KaOS and I am in the same status of no Touchpad device recognized by the OS.

        I also think my computer has Elantech only to drive the trackpoint, but not the trackpad or Touchpad.

        On the other hand, checking from an Ubuntu installation where the touchpad worked, it reports these HID devices:

        lsmod | grep hid
        hid_multitouch         28672  0
        mac_hid                16384  0
        hid_generic            16384  0
        i2c_hid                28672  0
        hid                   131072  3 i2c_hid,hid_multitouch,hid_generic
        
        dmesg | grep hid
        [    1.266899] hidraw: raw HID events driver (C) Jiri Kosina
        [    1.285833] i2c_hid i2c-SYNA8004:00: i2c-SYNA8004:00 supply vdd not found, using dummy regulator
        [    1.285843] i2c_hid i2c-SYNA8004:00: i2c-SYNA8004:00 supply vddl not found, using dummy regulator
        [    1.335326] hid-generic 0018:06CB:CD8B.0001: input,hidraw0: I2C HID v1.00 Mouse [SYNA8004:00 06CB:CD8B] on i2c-SYNA8004:00
        [    3.568446] hid-multitouch 0018:06CB:CD8B.0001: input,hidraw0: I2C HID v1.00 Mouse [SYNA8004:00 06CB:CD8B] on i2c-SYNA8004:00
        
        dmesg | grep designware
        [    1.335203] input: SYNA8004:00 06CB:CD8B Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.1/i2c_designware.1/i2c-2/i2c-SYNA8004:00/0018:06CB:CD8B.0001/input/input6
        [    1.335270] input: SYNA8004:00 06CB:CD8B Touchpad as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.1/i2c_designware.1/i2c-2/i2c-SYNA8004:00/0018:06CB:CD8B.0001/input/input7
        [    3.568228] input: SYNA8004:00 06CB:CD8B Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.1/i2c_designware.1/i2c-2/i2c-SYNA8004:00/0018:06CB:CD8B.0001/input/input13
        [    3.568310] input: SYNA8004:00 06CB:CD8B Touchpad as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.1/i2c_designware.1/i2c-2/i2c-SYNA8004:00/0018:06CB:CD8B.0001/input/input14

        That is so far the status

        So, is this with linux-next 5.7.2? Or psmouse.elantech_smbus=0 added to the kernel boot line?

        Please don't be confused by my previous post. I remind you that the previous lsmod and dmesg outputs were in Ubuntu, where the touchpad worked perfectly. Not in KaOS with the current kernel. Also, when I went to linux-next, it also did not worked.

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