Touchpad Shuts down in LibreOffice

My synaptics touchpad began malfunctioning while using LibreOfficeWriter- and after closing the pointer would only go across top of screen in a jerky pattern. After rebooting the touchpad no longer works.

My keyboard after reeboot is not like it was- (stutters, skips, double types, puts in extra spaces) since the update.
I had before this a sound issue that seemed to resolve.

//**NEW EDIT. after posting the touchpad regained function for no apparent reason. Later same day, using LibreOffice Writer again after about 1/2 hour, the touchpad became unresponsive, again. By the time I used journalctl command in a terminal, the touchpad came back. My backup mouse was still plugged in. It was not during the first event. Journalctrl returned info (error?) Synaptic that I’ve pasted in a separate post below //

Linux nobody-IC3LAF 5.16.5-1-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Feb 1 16:57:14 UTC 2022 x86_64 GNU/Linux

System:
  Host: nobody-IC3LAF Kernel: 5.16.5-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
    v: 11.1.0 Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.29 info: xfce4-panel
    wm: xfwm 4.16.1 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC
    v: 058F100014204610000620100 serial: CNF112C9VW Chassis: type: 10
    serial: N/A
  Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 166A v: 08.38 serial: PBVEE111Z07RM7
    BIOS: Insyde v: F.63 date: 03/22/2012
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Intel Core i3 M 380 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    smt: enabled arch: Westmere rev: 5 cache: L1: 128 KiB L2: 512 KiB L3: 3 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1333 high: 2533 min/max: 933/2533 volts: 0.0 V
    ext-clock: 1066 MHz cores: 1: 2533 2: 933 3: 933 4: 933 bogomips: 20231
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0046 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Chicony HP Webcam-101 type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 2-1.5:4
    chip-ID: 04f2:b293 class-ID: 0e02 serial: SN0001
  Display: server: X.Org 1.21.1.3 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.16.1 driver:
    loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1600x900~60Hz
    s-dpi: 96
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics (ILK) v: 2.1 Mesa 21.3.5
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio
    vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
    chip-ID: 8086:3b56 class-ID: 0403
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.16.5-1-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.20 running: no
  Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: no
  Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.45 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: rtl8192ce v: kernel port: 4000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8176
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: 20:10:7a:09:ea:2c
  Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet
    vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8136 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eno1 state: down mac: 98:4b:e1:c5:c7:42
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 14.85 GiB (3.2%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000BPKX-22HPJT0
    size: 465.76 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: WD-WXM1E14SJMD8
    rev: 1A01 scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 449.5 GiB used: 14.85 GiB (3.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8 GiB used: 524 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 56.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 196 Uptime: 1h 40m wakeups: 1 Memory: 3.63 GiB
  used: 2.58 GiB (71.0%) Init: systemd v: 250 Compilers: gcc: 11.1.0
  clang: 13.0.0 Packages: pacman: 1291 Shell: Bash (sudo) v: 5.1.16
  running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.12



My computer is just like my car at the mechanic- The touchpad just started working when I went back to the terminal to get some add’l information.

at /proc/bus/input/devices | grep -i touchpad
N: Name="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"

In LibreOffice Writer again and the touchpad completely stopped working again. Before I was done using Journalctl to see what happened- the touchpad was working again. The error occured less than five minutes before the cmd was enterd.

journalctl -n 14
Feb 08 16:50:49 nobody-IC3LAF kernel: audit: type=1101 audit(1644357049.715:151): pid=4986 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:accounting g>
Feb 08 16:50:49 nobody-IC3LAF audit[4986]: USER_ACCT pid=4986 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,p>
Feb 08 16:50:49 nobody-IC3LAF polkitd[518]: Operator of unix-session:1 successfully authenticated as unix-user:laurie to gain ONE-SHOT authorization for acti>
Feb 08 16:50:49 nobody-IC3LAF pkexec[4983]: pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by (uid=1000)
Feb 08 16:50:49 nobody-IC3LAF kernel: audit: type=1105 audit(1644357049.781:152): pid=4983 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:session_open>
Feb 08 16:50:49 nobody-IC3LAF audit[4983]: USER_START pid=4983 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_systemd_home,p>
Feb 08 16:50:49 nobody-IC3LAF pkexec[4983]: laurie: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/laurie] [COMMAND=/usr/bin/mousepad /usr/share/appl>
Feb 08 17:01:01 nobody-IC3LAF CROND[5069]: (root) CMD (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly)
Feb 08 17:01:01 nobody-IC3LAF CROND[5068]: (root) CMDEND (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly)
Feb 08 18:01:01 nobody-IC3LAF CROND[5341]: (root) CMD (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly)
Feb 08 18:01:01 nobody-IC3LAF CROND[5340]: (root) CMDEND (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly)
Feb 08 18:44:41 nobody-IC3LAF kernel: psmouse serio1: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 5 bytes away.
Feb 08 18:44:42 nobody-IC3LAF kernel: psmouse serio1: resync failed, issuing reconnect request
Feb 08 18:44:43 nobody-IC3LAF kernel: psmouse serio1: synaptics: queried max coordinates: x [..5728], y [..4828]

sudo dmesg | tail -40
[14289.597207] psmouse serio1: synaptics: queried max coordinates: x [..5728], y [..4828]
[14731.578464] psmouse serio1: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1
[14731.582716] psmouse serio1: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 4
[14731.595300] psmouse serio1: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynced.
[14734.502927] psmouse serio1: synaptics: queried max coordinates: x [..5728], y [..4828]
[15105.700231] psmouse serio1: synaptics: queried max coordinates: x [..5728], y [..4828]
[15578.772972] psmouse serio1: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1
[15578.774043] psmouse serio1: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1
[15578.775101] psmouse serio1: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1
[15578.776186] psmouse serio1: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1
[15578.777225] psmouse serio1: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1
[15578.777232] psmouse serio1: issuing reconnect request
[15579.997345] psmouse serio1: synaptics: queried max coordinates: x [..5728], y [..4828]
[15644.802088] psmouse serio1: synaptics: queried max coordinates: x [..5728], y [..4828]
[15661.051213] psmouse serio1: synaptics: queried max coordinates: x [..5728], y [..4828]
[15667.199471] psmouse serio1: synaptics: device claims to have extended capabilities, but I'm not able to read them.
[15667.729744] psmouse serio1: synaptics: device claims to have extended capability 0x0c, but I'm not able to read it.
[15668.056026] psmouse serio1: synaptics: hardware appears to be different: id(345879-345879), model(123057-123057), caps(d00073-d00073), ext(240000-0).
[15669.972427] psmouse serio1: synaptics: queried max coordinates: x [..5728], y [..4828]
[15670.051678] psmouse serio1: synaptics: Touchpad model: 1, fw: 7.5, id: 0x1e0b1, caps: 0xd00073/0x240000/0xa0400/0x0, board id: 1678, fw id: 706628
[15670.102190] input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input23
[16631.515071] audit: type=1100 audit(1644357049.715:150): pid=4986 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:authentication grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_faillock acct="laurie" exe="/usr/lib/polkit-1/polkit-agent-helper-1" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[16631.515560] audit: type=1101 audit(1644357049.715:151): pid=4986 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_time acct="laurie" exe="/usr/lib/polkit-1/polkit-agent-helper-1" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[16631.580473] audit: type=1105 audit(1644357049.781:152): pid=4983 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/pkexec" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[23463.549541] psmouse serio1: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 5 bytes away.
[23464.068181] psmouse serio1: resync failed, issuing reconnect request
[23464.828548] psmouse serio1: synaptics: queried max coordinates: x [..5728], y [..4828]
[24748.312851] audit: type=1106 audit(1644365166.512:153): pid=3065 uid=0 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_unix acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/su" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
[24748.312954] audit: type=1104 audit(1644365166.512:154): pid=3065 uid=0 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_rootok acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/su" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
[24748.349357] audit: type=1106 audit(1644365166.548:155): pid=3064 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
[24748.478979] audit: type=1104 audit(1644365166.678:156): pid=3064 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
[25096.965547] audit: type=1100 audit(1644365515.165:157): pid=5751 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:authentication grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_faillock acct="laurie" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'
[25096.966177] audit: type=1101 audit(1644365515.165:158): pid=5751 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_time acct="laurie" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'
[25096.968484] audit: type=1110 audit(1644365515.168:159): pid=5751 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'
[25096.979860] audit: type=1105 audit(1644365515.178:160): pid=5751 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'
[25097.037999] audit: type=1106 audit(1644365515.235:161): pid=5751 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'
[25097.038274] audit: type=1104 audit(1644365515.238:162): pid=5751 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'
[25326.375147] audit: type=1101 audit(1644365744.575:163): pid=5819 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:accounting grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_time acct="laurie" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'
[25326.377398] audit: type=1110 audit(1644365744.575:164): pid=5819 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_faillock,pam_permit,pam_env,pam_faillock acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'
[25326.390247] audit: type=1105 audit(1644365744.589:165): pid=5819 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=1 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:session_open grantors=pam_systemd_home,pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/1 res=success'