Chuwi GemiBook Pro Touchpad not working

[Aleph_sev]

I have installed Manjaro KDE on my Chuwi GemiBook Pro, but the touchpad does not work. I saw a thread saying that it works with the LTS kernel (5.10.83-1) or 5.15.6-2, but I have 5.15.193-1, 6.12.48-1 and 6.17.1-0 installed. But it doesn’t work with any of them.
Any advice?

 inxi -zv8                                                                                      ✔ 
System:
  Kernel: 6.17.1-0-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.17-x86_64
    root=UUID=b6d480d3-9437-4069-a6e2-abb34fafc446 rw quiet splash
    udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.6 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.18.0
    wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: CHUWI Innovation And (ShenZhen)c0.
    product: GemiBook Pro v: JS131_V0.15.8 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: JS131 model: N/A serial: <superuser required>
    uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 5.19
    date: 08/14/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 38 Wh (100%) condition: 38/38 Wh (100%) volts: 7.6
    min: N/A model: Intel SR 1 SR Real Battery type: Unknown serial: <filter>
    charging: status: charging cycles: N/A
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 8 GiB available: 7.53 GiB used: 2.57 GiB (34.2%)
  Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
  Array-1: capacity: 8 GiB slots: 2 modules: 2 EC: None
    max-module-size: 4 GiB note: est.
  Device-1: Controller0-ChannelA type: LPDDR4 detail: synchronous
    size: 4 GiB speed: spec: 3200 MT/s actual: 2933 MT/s volts: note: check
    curr: 1 min: 1 max: 1 width (bits): data: 32 total: 32
    manufacturer: Micron Technology part-no: 53E1G32D4NQ-046WTE
    serial: <filter>
  Device-2: Controller0-ChannelB type: LPDDR4 detail: synchronous
    size: 4 GiB speed: spec: 3200 MT/s actual: 2933 MT/s volts: note: check
    curr: 1 min: 1 max: 1 width (bits): data: 32 total: 32
    manufacturer: Micron Technology part-no: 53E1G32D4NQ-046WTE
    serial: <filter>
PCI Slots:
  Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Celeron N5100 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Alder Lake
    level: v2 built: 2021+ process: Intel 7 (10nm ESF) family: 6
    model-id: 0x9C (156) stepping: 0 microcode: 0x24000026
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache:
    L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 1x1.5 MiB
    L3: 4 MiB desc: 1x4 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/2800 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 bogomips: 8908
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch acpi aes aperfmperf apic arat arch_capabilities
    arch_perfmon art bts cat_l2 cdp_l2 clflush clflushopt clwb cmov
    constant_tsc cpuid cpuid_fault cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb
    ept ept_ad erms est flexpriority flush_l1d fpu fsgsbase fxsr gfni ht hwp
    hwp_act_window hwp_epp hwp_notify hwp_pkg_req ibpb ibrs ibrs_enhanced ida
    intel_pt lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor movbe movdir64b movdiri
    msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx pae pat pbe pclmulqdq pdcm pebs pge pln pni
    popcnt pse pse36 pts rdpid rdrand rdseed rdt_a rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep
    sha_ni smap smep split_lock_detect ss ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
    stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer
    tsc_known_freq umip vme vmx vnmi vpid waitpkg x2apic xgetbv1 xsave xsavec
    xsaveopt xsaves xtopology xtpr
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: ghostwrite status: Not affected
  Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
  Type: old_microcode status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling mitigation: Clear Register File
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB:
    conditional; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: SW loop, KVM: SW loop
  Type: srbds status: Vulnerable: No microcode
  Type: tsa status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
  Type: vmscape status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel JasperLake [UHD Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-11 process: Intel 10nm built: 2019-21 ports: active: eDP-1
    empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:4e61
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Microdia Webcam Vitade AF driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-6:3 chip-ID: 0c45:6366
    class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux P140ZKA-BZ1 built: 2019 res:
    mode: 2160x1440 hz: 60 scale: 125% (1.25) to: 1728x1152 dpi: 185 gamma: 1.2
    chroma: red: x: 0.639 y: 0.329 green: x: 0.298 y: 0.600 blue: x: 0.149
    y: 0.059 white: x: 0.314 y: 0.329 size: 296x197mm (11.65x7.76")
    diag: 356mm (14") ratio: 3:2 modes: 2160x1440
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris platforms: device: 0 drv: iris
    device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris surfaceless: drv: iris wayland:
    drv: iris x11: drv: iris
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.2.3-arch1.2
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (JSL)
    device-ID: 8086:4e61 memory: 7.35 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.321 layers: 1 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel
    UHD Graphics (JSL) driver: mesa intel v: 25.2.3-arch1.2
    device-ID: 8086:4e61 surfaces: N/A
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Jasper Lake HD Audio vendor: Emdoor Digital
    driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-icl alternate: snd_soc_avs,
    snd_sof_pci_intel_icl, snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:4dc8
    class-ID: 0401
  API: ALSA v: k6.17.1-0-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.8 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless 3165 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:3165 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp1s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-8:4 chip-ID: 8087:0a2a
    class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 238.47 GiB used: 12.3 GiB (5.2%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Kingston
    model: RBUSNS8154P3256GJ size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 15.8 Gb/s lanes: 2 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: E8FK11.C temp: 33.9 C scheme: GPT
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 58.52 GiB size: 57.3 GiB (97.91%) used: 12.3 GiB (21.5%)
    fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p6 maj-min: 259:6 label: N/A
    uuid: b6d480d3-9437-4069-a6e2-abb34fafc446
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 362 MiB size: 361.3 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 324 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5 label: EFI2
    uuid: 8AE2-008D
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1 size: 100 MiB fs: vfat label: SYSTEM
    uuid: D049-E694
  ID-2: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2 size: 16 MiB fs: <superuser required>
    label: N/A uuid: N/A
  ID-3: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3 size: 178.51 GiB fs: ntfs
    label: Local Disk uuid: 1AB44A5FB44A3E0F
  ID-4: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4 size: 1000 MiB fs: ntfs
    label: Recovery uuid: 06604AFF604AF4C9
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 8 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-1:2 info: MosArt Wireless Mouse type: mouse
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 062a:4102 class-ID: 0301
  Device-2: 1-6:3 info: Microdia Webcam Vitade AF type: video
    driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 500mA chip-ID: 0c45:6366 class-ID: 0e02
    serial: <filter>
  Device-3: 1-8:4 info: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: bluetooth
    driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1
    mode: 1.1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 8087:0a2a class-ID: e001
  Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 6 rev: 3.1
    speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 65.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1240 libs: 326 tools: pamac,yay pm: flatpak
    pkgs: 0
  Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
    1: https://coresite.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    2: https://mnvoip.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    3: https://nocix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
Processes:
  CPU top: 5 of 198
  1: cpu: 31.0% command: firefox pid: 1134 mem: 492.4 MiB (6.3%)
  2: cpu: 18.8% command: firefox pid: 1367 mem: 268.7 MiB (3.4%)
  3: cpu: 18.7% command: firefox pid: 1236 mem: 69.2 MiB (0.8%)
  4: cpu: 12.9% command: konsole pid: 1822 mem: 203.8 MiB (2.6%)
  5: cpu: 9.9% command: kwin_wayland pid: 615 mem: 199.8 MiB (2.5%)
  Memory top: 5 of 198
  1: mem: 492.4 MiB (6.3%) command: firefox pid: 1134 cpu: 31.0%
  2: mem: 327.8 MiB (4.2%) command: plasmashell pid: 784 cpu: 2.8%
  3: mem: 268.7 MiB (3.4%) command: firefox pid: 1367 cpu: 18.8%
  4: mem: 264.3 MiB (3.4%) command: firefox pid: 1385 cpu: 7.3%
  5: mem: 249.0 MiB (3.2%) command: firefox pid: 1345 cpu: 1.9%
Info:
  Processes: 198 Power: uptime: 6m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 3 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Compilers: gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.39
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[philm]

Did you test with 5.10 or 5.4 kernel series? What is the output of cat /proc/bus/input/devices

SYNA3602:00 093A:0255 Touchpad

• https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=2ede2771be
• Touchpad and Internal Sounds not working (CHUWI Gemibook Pro Celeron N5100)
• Audio driver chuwi gemibook - Garuda Community - Garuda Linux Forum
• Gemibook pro N5100 8\256 No touchpad found. Linux - GemiBook Pro - CHUWI | Official Forum

Try to disable ACPI D3Cold in BIOS settings …

[Aleph_sev]

Thanks philm, I just installed kernel 5.10.244-1 and it works with that one. It seems that all subsequent kernels have the same problem with the Chuwi touchpad. However, there is no sound. One problem is fixed, but another arises…

[scotty65]

@Aleph_sev

Display: x11

You might also want to consider switching your Plasma session from X11 to Wayland. Plasma’s development nowadays is almost entirely focused on Wayland.

You can change your Plasma session from X11 to Wayland by selecting the session type at the login screen (Wayland is now KDE’s default for Plasma).

If you have set up autologin to skip the password screen, you can change to a Wayland session by opening System Settings → Colors & Themes → Login Screen (SDDM) → Behavior.

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If either of the issues you are experiencing still exist after trying Wayland, then further investigation may require more detailed system information than was provided by the inxi -F output in your original post:

Please provide the output of:

inxi --filter --verbosity=8

or the short form (preferred):

inxi -zv8

• inxi man pages (Arch Manual)

@Running `inxi` in `chroot`

If you need to run inxi from within a chroot environment, and find the output is laced with unexpected 12’s, please try again with:

• Add to the long form command: --color=0
• or, change the short form to: inxi -zv8c0

@Your privacy is respected

When inxi is run using the --filter or -z parameters, any personally identifiable information is filtered from the resulting output.

[philm]

Having no sound is a known issue with that device. I linked some discussions about that problem as well.

[Aleph_sev]

Thank you for your help. It seems that the solution was relatively simple. Disable ACPI D3Cold in the BIOS. Everything works, even with the latest kernel 6.17.1.

Gemibook pro N5100 8\256 No touchpad found. Linux