Non-reponsive touchpad on linux

Operating Systems & Open Source Linux
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I have a Lenovo L460 running Ubuntu gnome 16. All the hardware was running fine but then I plugged in an external mouse and now the computer's touchpad is not working even when the mouse is removed. Non of the system peripheral setting even show a touchpad so I cannot turn it back on.

I have a system restore to when it was working but this has not worked either.

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

2

This might be really stupid. Sometimes with certain hardware when you plug in a mouse it will just turn the touchpad. If there is an on/off switch then hit that switch.

3

Is there a keyboard shortcut for it? on my Asus laptop function-F9 switches the touchpad on & off.

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Yeah that should be it somce its built into the keyboard that way. Otherwise look in mouae settings.