Hello everyone,
I’ve been dealing with a very frustrating issue with my trackpad on Manjaro KDE (Wayland) and I’m hoping someone might point me in the right direction.
The problem
My trackpad freezes randomly for about 1–2 seconds, then suddenly starts working again.
Sometimes when I move my finger, becomes bigger making precise movement impossible.
This happens repeatedly through the day and interrupts normal usage.
Touchpad device information
From dmesg:
[ 4.833697] input: ASUF1300:00 2808:0205 Touchpad as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.1/i2c_designware.1/i2c-1/i2c-ASUF1300:00/0018:2808:0205.0001/input/input6
This suggests it’s an I2C ASUS touchpad (ASUF1300:00), which I’ve heard can sometimes have quirks with certain kernels or i2c-hid handling.
What I’ve tried
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Adjusted KDE touchpad settings
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Toggled “Disable while typing”
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Reinstalled Manjaro
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Tried Linux Mint as well → same freezing behavior there
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Returned to Manjaro
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Updated system fully
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Tested with Wayland (current)
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Ran the BIOS touchpad test → runs flawlessly, no freezing
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Searched online through many similar reports
Given that the trackpad works perfectly in BIOS but freezes on both Mint and Manjaro, this feels like a Linux driver / kernel issue, not hardware.
System information
OS: Manjaro Linux x86_64
Host: ASUS Vivobook 15 X1504VAPF_X1504VA (1.0)
Kernel: Linux 6.12.61-1-MANJARO
DE: KDE Plasma 6.5.3
WM: KWin (Wayland)
Display: BOE09CC 1920x1080 60 Hz
CPU: Intel Core i7-1355U (12 cores)
GPU: Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Notes
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Issue appears on multiple distros (Mint, Manjaro)
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Works perfectly in BIOS
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Device is detected as
ASUF1300:00 2808:0205via I2C -
Kernel might be applying an incorrect HID/I2C quirk
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Could also be Wayland/libinput related
Edit:
- Installed kerne v18 and v17, still experiencing the same issue.