{
  "id": 1985802,
  "title": "Ubuntu Freezing Touchpad After Login on Matebook X",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ubuntu-freezing-touchpad-after-login-on-matebook-x",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-19T17:40:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/mkalioby/ubuntu-freezing-touchpad-after-login-on-matebook-x-4174"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On a Huawei MateBook X Pro running Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, the built-in touchpad exhibited erratic behavior shortly after login. The touchpad would initially function correctly, then freeze for several seconds before resuming normal operation. This issue occurred periodically during the initial startup period and eventually resolved itself. Initially, the problem was thought to be caused by USB autosuspend or touchpad power management, but it was later determined to be related to the Goodix touchpad firmware probing performed by fwupd. The investigation involved checking kernel messages and the boot log to identify the root cause. The crucial discovery was that fwupd, while attempting to communicate with the Goodix touchpad through its goodixtp plugin, was causing I2C communication to time out temporarily. To resolve the issue, the goodixtp plugin in fwupd needed to be disabled. This was accomplished by editing the fwupd configuration file, disabling the goodixtp plugin, restarting fwupd, and rebooting the system. After these steps, the touchpad should work without freezing during startup. The problem arose due to the MateBook X Pro's Goodix touchpad being connected through the system's I2C controller, with the Linux input stack handling communication between the touchpad and the kernel. The problematic interaction between fwupd and the goodixtp plugin resulted in temporary I2C communication timeouts, causing the touchpad to freeze.",
  "summary": "Problem On my Huawei MateBook X Pro running Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, the built-in touchpad would behave strangely immediately after logging in. The touchpad would: Work normally for a few seconds. Freeze for several seconds. Start working again. Occasionally repeat the behavior during the initial startup period. Eventually work normally. The problem occurred after Ubuntu started and was not a permanent…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}