The following link may help:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics
i am running knoppix through a usb (live) and the touchpad it does not work on my laptop (hp mini 110).
is there a way to make it work everytime?
The following link may help:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics
The following might also work for you:
If your touchpad doesn't work at all,
try the command synclient -l | grep TouchpadOff in a terminal.
If you get synclient -l | grep TouchpadOff = 1
then try the command synclient TouchpadOff=0 in a terminal.
If that turns things on (temporarily),
then you will need to add the line synclient TouchpadOff=0
to /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45knoppix to make things permanent.
HTH
Maybe there's something here for you:
https://www.google.com/search?q=hp+m...ad+not+working
Let us know how you solve the problem.

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