> On Tue, 28 Aug 2018, Arvind Kumar wrote: > >> the touchpad does not work on startup, but >> starts working if I close the laptop and reopen it (I mean physically close >> the laptop lid, not shutdown the system). Perhaps another workaround is to delete, (sleep .1), and re-insert the module(s). It sounds like it's a PM / ACPI issue. (Sorry, a layperson's impression.) Teika