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March 7th, 2025 14:31
Dell Vostro 16 5630 Touchpad Problem under Fedora Linux
Dear community,
sporadically my touchpad is not working correctly. Not smoothly responding to touch inputs. Mouse cursor is wobbling sometimes.
I already performed all related troubleshooting guides on Dell Support sites.
I'm working on Linux Fedora 41 (Kernel 6.13.5-200.fc41.x86_64) with KDE Plasma 6.3.
External (bluetooth) mouse is working fine.
This issue is really annoying for me because I absolutely cannot work with this laptop anymore and this issue began just after end of warranty. Laptop is just 2 years old.
Can anybode help me with this issue?
Thank you
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ejn63
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March 7th, 2025 15:08
The question is whether it's hardware or software. Have there been any recent OS updates?
Note that Dell doesn't support any Linux on this model -- certainly not Fedora Core. Do you have a way to install the original Windows OS on the system to verify the problem exists (or doesn't) under Windows?
oskar778
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March 7th, 2025 15:58
@ejn63
I'm quite sure it is a hardware issue.
The problem also existed under Windows (before I switched to Fedora).
What helped for some weeks: I disconnected and reconnected the touchpad from the laptop's mainboard. Did this 2-3 times.
Where can I purchase the respective touchpad. Could not find any spare parts for this laptop.
ejn63
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March 7th, 2025 16:13
I suspect it's the same part (except for color) used in the Inspiron 16 5630, which is basically the same system.
https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=41735