touchpad identified as PS2 generic mouse

I am using ubuntu release 10.10 kernel on a Dell Latitude E4310.

This is the output of uname:
2.6.35-23-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 26 17:13:06 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I have a;lso tried the latest mainstream kernel linux-image-2.6.36-020636rc8 but the situation has not changed.

This bug is similar to bugs #544215 and #380126, yet here the synaptic touchpad (if it is a synaptic...) is not recognised at all nor at the kernel not at the X level (well, I think that the second issue is likely to be a consequence of the first). I have a computer with both touchpad and finger pointer (is it called like this? it is the little button in the middle of the keyboard). Both works with basic functionalities, but without any of the useful fancy stuff you expect on a touchpad, moreover also the setting is basic and the mouse tends to be overly sensitive.

The only things in /proc/bus/input/devices related to the mouse is

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input6
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse0 event6
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0
B: REL=3

Thank you for your help.

Luca

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: linux-image-generic 2.6.35.23.25
Regression: No
Reproducible: No
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.36-generic 2.6.35.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 2/2
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
   Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: formaggia 1815 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Nessun file o directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf5460000 irq 47'
   Mixer name : 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7605,10280410,00100104 HDA:80862804,80860101,00100000'
   Controls : 26
   Simple ctrls : 14
Date: Thu Oct 28 12:25:50 2010
Frequency: Once a day.
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=641ca4dc-d9d2-49ed-ad57-cceb8eb71cde
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0a5c:5800 Broadcom Corp. BCM5880 Secure Applications Processor
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E4310
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=cbe3602b-5bda-469e-a3e7-4277f190210d ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=it_IT.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A04
dmi.board.name: 04HKYP
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd08/10/2010:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE4310:pvr0001:rvnDellInc.:rn04HKYP:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E4310
dmi.product.version: 0001
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.