My TouchPad has been abruptly freezing and behaving erratically like selecting the text beneath where the cursor is positioned. Could this issue be related to my mint install or the drivers, or the hardware itself? This problem has occurred a few times previously but was usually resolved through reboots or updates.
#TouchPad malfunctioning
covert radish
crystal wigeon
install hardinfo n run it. find the touchpad info. may be in USB (internal) devices, or pointing devices, or HID on the side. check all
get its manufacturer/tradename , chip id etc
covert radish
thanks for trying to help out
crystal wigeon
in the results, each one with blue >> marks
very poor support on most
most say 'detected' . not see one that says 'works'
either disable the touchpad using key or button on keyboard, and use a mouse; or leave it
one comment says works slightly better on Wayland. could try that
if it works better, but wayland (experimental) on Mint causes other graphical issues, then go with a full-Wayland distro -- like Tuxedo OS, or Ubuntu Gnome/Kubuntu
covert radish
So it's almost certainly a driver problem rather than a hardware one?
Very well, I'll try out Wayland and report back here if need arises - I'll resort to windows as a last option
Thanks again