Touchpad issue on Ubuntu 25.10

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I am trying to use the Ubuntu 25.10, and whenever I try to use it, my external mouse, laptop keyboard and WiFi works, it’s just that the trackpad does not move the mouse. I have heard of libinput, tried to use it and I have no idea how to use it at all. If you can help, let me know.

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please provide the required info:

System Details

  • Device: [ChromeOS board name]
  • OS: [ChromeOS, Linux, Windows]
  • Firmware Type: [Stock, RW_LEGACY, UEFI Full ROM]
  • Firmware Version: [As reported by the script]
  • Internal storage type: [SATA, NVMe, eMMC, UFS] (if applicable)

Summary of the Issue

[Briefly describe what is happening]

Steps to Reproduce

Expected Behavior

[What should have happened?]

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chromebook board name: awasuki
OS: Linux,

Firmware Type: UEFI Full ROM

Firmware Version**: [As reported by the script]
Internal storage type: eMMC

Summary of the Issue

I tried to use the trackpad of the asus cx1405CKA and it doesn’t work on Linux distros like Ubuntu 25.10.

Steps to Reproduce

I tried different distros like fedora, Ubuntu, mint.

Expected Behavior

[I expected the trackpad to work but it does not.

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AWASUKI uses a PixArt touchpad, which are notorious for needed a quirk to function properly. Lots of threads here on the issue, for this specific device even

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How do I make the quirk work for my laptop?

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by following the directions in those other threads

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Thank you for your help on that thread I got it to work!

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