Are you using the the Dell image or did you install regular Ubuntu?

I am using the dell image with the PPA for the kernel fix for the touchpad.  This seems to be the same issue reported here: en.community.dell.com/.../19460455.aspx

Thank you for the follow up.  Let me forward the information to the team and get an answer for you.  

I installed Kubuntu 12.04 with ppa suggested on this forum but I still have same problem. The touchpad conf dont let me completly off and use only mouse.

So while waiting for something like, I use this cli:

synclient TouchpadOff =1

regards,

Yep, I've tried all combinations of sensitivity, disable-while-typing, ...  I believe this is an issue with the click-zones at the bottom of the touchpad... they are not controlled by the sensitivity or disable-while-typing controls.

I've now totally disabled touchpad clicks and I still have the same problem... If while I'm typing my hand comes into contact with the click zones, my cursor moves and then insanity ensues.

Just wondering, have you tried tweaking the touchpad sensitivity in the System Settings? This may not necessarily fix your problem but may help.

I finally found a solution to disable pad while typing (and stop the squirrel ;) )

syndaemon -i 2 -K -d

After select time of comfort(2 sec. for me), just add to session start

Serge,

i am also facing the same problem, can anyone tell me in easy way to fix it. I am not familiar to much soft wares mentioned above. i would appreciate it..thanks.

i am also facing the same problem, can anyone tell me in easy way to fix it. I am not familiar to much soft wares mentioned above. i would appreciate it..thanks.

You will find useful info here:

ubuntuwiki.net/.../Touchpad,_disabling_while_typing

However, you must know how to use terminal

Not sure if this helps, but looking at my logs, I'm seeing a lot of these generated by the track pad (/var/log/syslog):

    Sep  5 08:20:57 salt kernel: [34190.737118] psmouse serio1: Trackpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1

    Sep  5 08:20:57 salt kernel: [34190.738921] psmouse serio1: Trackpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynced.

    Sep  5 08:20:57 salt kernel: [34190.749173] psmouse serio1: Trackpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1

   Sep  5 08:20:57 salt kernel: [34190.750962] psmouse serio1: Trackpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynced.

Any idea what's causing this? Is this related to the squirrely touchpad issues?

The system's a new xps13 with a 12.04LTS stock install + sputnik PPA updates.

got the same log on Kubuntu 12.04 with sputnik ppa but have no apparent impact. I also install kde-config-touchpad and have full control on touchpad(ex.: disable when mouse plugged).

Is there a danger for hardware to let this infinite loop run?

Hey all!  If you are experiencing any issues with Project Sputnik on your XPS 13 please submit a Bug report so we can try to get it resolved as quickly as possible.

Ok done

I think the touchpad issue is the single biggest black mark against an otherwise stellar Linux experience on a laptop. I've been using Linux for a long time (Red Hat 5.2) and the level of hardware support for this laptop (which has always been a royal pain) is simply remarkable. But for a developer who uses the keyboard *a lot*, this touchpad is *really* annoying. I would be typing some code and all of a sudden, my insertion point jumps and I'd be lost for a while--what a productivity killer. Even disabling the trackpad while typing is still not enough. I ended up using a mouse and disable the trackpad (modprobe -r psmouse). If we can, at least, have that option in the control panel, that'd help.