Linux newbie here...managed a HD install on a dell inspiron 1100 laptop.

i love knoppix...my wireless card works without any extra effort too...

My USB mouse works but the touchpad doesnt work ...Its a synaptics one


00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL [Brookdale-G] Chipset Host Bridge (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL [Brookdale-G] Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0149
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #1) (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c0
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 1cc0 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #2) (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c0
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 1ce0 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB EHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c0
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
Memory at e0080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB PCI Bridge (rev 82) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=32
Memory behind bridge: e0100000-e01fffff

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DB ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DB ICH4 IDE (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c0
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at 2020 [size=16]
Memory at 18000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB SMBus (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c0
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 2000 [size=32]

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Audio (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0149
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 1400 [size=256]
I/O ports at 1c80 [size=64]
Memory at e0080c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Memory at e0080800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Modem (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
Subsystem: Conexant: Unknown device 5422
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 1800 [size=256]
I/O ports at 1c00 [size=128]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401 100Base-T (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0149
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
Memory at e0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

02:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0149
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 10
Memory at 18001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=02, secondary=03, subordinate=06, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 18400000-187ff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 18800000-18bff000
I/O window 0: 00004000-000040ff
I/O window 1: 00004400-000044ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

Any ideas?