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Touch-pad not switching back ON after switching OFF with [Fn]+[F3] key
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Description
Linux Mint 21.1 64bit
Cinnamon 5.6.5
Dell Inspiron M5040 laptop.
After logging on into my user account, I used the function [Fn] key plus [F3] to successfully switch OFF the touch-pad on my Dell Inspiron M5040 laptob. However when I pressed the two keys a second time, the touch-pad would not turn back ON as expected. I tried shutting down and rebooting but the problem continued. When I logged on with my root account the touch-pad worked. However, when I switch back to my user account the touch-pad remain OFF. After hours of tinkering I had to finally plug in a USB mouse to regain control, then select [Preferences] >[Mouse and Touchpad] to enable the touch-pad again. If I did not have a USB mouse nearby I wouldn't be able to continue. Linux Mint is great. Please fix ASAP and keep me posted. Thanks!
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Start by reproducing the Fn+F3 touch-pad toggle failure on the reported Dell Inspiron M5040 running Linux Mint 21.1 with Cinnamon 5.6.5, comparing behavior between the user and root accounts. Trace the touch-pad shortcut and user settings involved; done means the second key press reliably re-enables the touch-pad without requiring a USB mouse or manual preference change.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100