Hello MICFLI,
thank you so much. I had already prepared the laptop for returning and then your solution turned up. Editing /etc/default/grub as you suggest does indeed cure the problem. The touchpad is recognised and I'm happy. Thanks a lot + have a lovely day (and all the others trying to help...
I installed Windows 10 to see if it was recognised and working there. It was. There are no entries in the BIOS for the touchpad that I could find. The BIOS options are very limited in general.
The touchpad is still not recognised as a touchpad. I wish I could change settings in the BIOS, but the BIOS only offers very simple options ... out of luck I guess
Hello Bhunachicken,
is your touchpad recognised as a touchpad? I've been trying to install an Initia Intel system for a friend and the the touchpad is recognised as a Logitech PS/2 mouse instead of a touchpad. I've tried Linux Mint 20, 20.1 beta, Fedora 33, kernel 5.11rc2 in Ubuntu ... no luck...