On 07/19/2015 07:38 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My Dad for me a new laptop when I was in hospital last week (scientific
> epilepsy):
> http://www.novatech.co.uk/laptop/range/novatechnspiren1735.html
>
> All things work except for the touchpad.
> The Windoz install discs have Synaptics drivers.
>
> Neither lsusb or lspci show anything relating.
>
> After much playing around the strong suspicion is that either the kernel
> 3.10 or x11 do not support it.
>
> Any help would be kindly appreciated.
> Gentoo or Funtoo are undesirable options.
>
> Pity, it's a nice 4" wide thing that just fits a 120lbs rock and ice
> climbers hands.
> Heck, can scratch the knees without bending.
>

Check out post #11 at this link:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/touchpad-not-working-in-linux-mint-17-a-4175514286/

It looks like it can be fixed with a kernel boot option.