reflashed a driver on my x220 to fix pointe/non-oem charger issue. trackpad and pointer are dead, can't get them back!

[RoamingAndy]

Here's the driver i flashed from the Lenovo site: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/tkb/articl ... cle-id/352
( PR1063847-tm1611.img )

i'm not being lazy by reaching out. i've been trying to fix it for 7hrs now. i've reverted to a previous restore point and nothing.

tried older drivers, including some not for the x220 but a few users in forums found they worked. uninstalled and reinstalled ultranav. checked bios settings. been through every suggestion in support forums. and yes, i've pressed fn + f8 to turn it on

something about that reflash file has completely messed up my laptop, and i'm out of ideas other than a complete wipe and reinstall of windows 7, which i'd like to avoid. (running win 7)

can anyone help?

[axur-delmeria]

Try opening up the laptop and disconnecting the touchpad's cable. If the trackpoint works, then it could mean that the touchpad got bricked.

[RoamingAndy]

thanks, i tried that and have the trackball and buttons back. is there any solution to recover a bricked trackpad?

[RealBlackStuff]

Either replace the complete palmrest or try and swap out the flat cable between touchpad/FPR and motherboard with a known good one.

[NonesensE]

Sometimes there's simply a tiny bit of corrosion or dust preventing a device to run normally. That gets resolved by reseating a plug. Plug the touchpad back in, maybe it works normally again. Had that issue with my T61. And a similar issue on my sister's SL510.