2 issues 10.04

i installed ubuntu nbr with a wireless mouse plugged in and now my touchpad wont work even though the fn+f4 indicates its enabled, and the battery charge icon does not change to show unplugged when i unplug it. how do i fix these 2 issues?

 

Hmmm...
Was the "Fn + F4" a typo, or did you try that instead of Fn-F7, which switches the trackpad on/off? (assuming that you have the same keyboard I have)
The power indicator for IceWM works here (AOA150), so that must be either a machine-specific bug or the fault of gnome-power-manager (I think); I've noticed that gnome-power-manager is rather slow to notice, though it eventually does.

With my keyboard, Fn+F4 is "Xf86Sleep".

 

I also had this problem with both 9.10 and 10.04. I solved it with the solution presented here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne/Ubuntu9.10

 

my mistake, i was just thinking about suspend while i was typing , i meant Fn+F7 not F4.
the fix for the power icon updating did NOT work

i fixed the touchpad problem by opening terminal and unplugging my wireless mouse adapter. making sure the touchpad indicator was enabled (Fn+F7) i did this

Code:

sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

then after that was done i did this

Code:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

still looking for a fix for the power indicator, still shows that it is plugged in when i unplug it while its running

 

There's a mention of some package/PPA in this post:
http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=19702&p=115336#p115214
EDIT:
OK, here is a replacement gnome-power-manager:https://launchpad.net/~thjaeger/+archive/ppa/+build/1589348

(Please file bugs if stuff doesn't work--open bug report here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/482704)

 

im sad to say that did not fix the battery problem, reported.
EDIT:
problem fixed
i reinstalled the .deb for gnome power manager while unplugged and now it seems to function properly. i wonder what the deal is with ubuntu needing everything to be unplugged for them to configure properly during installs?
THANKS GUYS

 

For the battery indicator problem I have now tried both the aforementioned line in /etc/rc.local and the replacement gnome-power-manager and, whilst both work occasionally, neither of them work every time

The latter solution seems to be the most reliable but the last time I unplugged the power adapter the indicator remained resolutely "stuck".