Touchpad not working on Dell XPS L501x

Because it is not working only in Gnome 3 and Unity 3D, you can fix it like this :

  • Install dconf-tools Install dconf-tools
  • Launch it dconf-editor
  • Search for: /org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/touchpad/
  • Check "touchpad-enabled"

Here is the trick :

sudo modprobe -r psmouse
sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps