How to activate touchpad in Tinycorelinux 13.0

[tcl_user5]

My laptop touchpad is not working. I am using Tinycorelinux 13.0 on a UEFI only 64-bit laptop booted from USB.

xinput --list shows two entries- "Intel HID events" and "Intel HID 5 button array" which I feel are related to the touchpad. I enabled both of them using xinput --enable deviceID.

From other related posts on the forum, I installed Xorg-7.7, hidapi, libinput, xf86-input-libinput, libevdev and python3.7. I am attaching both xinput --list and extensions screenshot.

I also tried installing xf86-input-synaptics from https://tinycorelinux.net/12.x/x86/tcz/xf86-input-synaptics. That did not help. Plus, that appears to be a 32-bit extension. I couldnt find it in the 64-bit repo.

Kindly suggest how I can activate the touchpad.

[Juanito]

The xf86-input-libinput driver loaded by Xorg-7.7 should work with your touchpad - the xf86-input-synaptics driver from 12.x will not work in 13.x due to the update to xorg-server.

Did you look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see if your touchpad is recognised?

[tcl_user5]

I uninstalled xf86-input-synaptics (12.x).

The xf86-input-libinput driver is already installed. However, the touchpad does not work. Does any other command need to be used to activate the touchpad ?

I checked /var/log/Xorg.0.log. Its a longish file with lot of detail. However, I am attaching an extract from the Xorg.0.log which appears towards the end appears to be related to the touchpad. From the log entries, I feel the touchpad is recognized.

Pl see and confirm.

[Rich]

Hi tcl_user5
Run the following command:

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lsmod > lsmod.txtOpen the file  lsmod.txt  and paste the contents between code tags. Click the button with the  #  symbol on it for
code tags.

Run this command:

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dmesg > dmesg.txtInclude the  dmesg.txt  file as an attachment.

[nick65go]

The xf86-input-libinput driver loaded by Xorg-7.7 should work with your touchpad - the xf86-input-synaptics driver from 12.x will not work in 13.x due to the update to xorg-server.

FYI: maybe will help other users, because Synaptics driver is missing in TC13.
I had a great success, on TC13_64, using xf86-input-synaptics.tcz (from TC12_64), for my laptop, even if my "Synaptic" touch-pad is basically a click-pad (no visible detached buttons). In my case, now I can have BOTH vertical scroll (two-fingers AND right-edge), instead of only each of them configurable at one time.
PS: do not forget to look inside 70-synaptics.conf to change the MatchInputDriver options etc.

[tcl_user5]

Pl find lsmod.txt below.
dmesg.txt attached.

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Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
cpufreq_userspace      12288  0
cpufreq_conservative    12288  0
cpufreq_powersave      12288  0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     36864  1
snd_hda_codec_realtek    94208  1
snd_hda_codec_generic    45056  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
i915                 1380352 13
btusb                  36864  0
btrtl                  12288  1 btusb
btintel                24576  1 btusb
btbcm                  12288  1 btusb
drm_kms_helper        126976  1 i915
bluetooth             249856  5 btusb,btrtl,btintel,btbcm
intel_gtt              16384  1 i915
rtl8xxxu               81920  0
cec                    32768  2 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_i801               20480  0
i2c_smbus              12288  1 i2c_i801
mac80211              311296  1 rtl8xxxu
snd_usb_audio         192512  0
ttm                    36864  1 i915
snd_hda_intel          28672  0
ecdh_generic           12288  1 bluetooth
drm                   303104  9 i915,drm_kms_helper,ttm
snd_usbmidi_lib        20480  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi            20480  1 snd_usbmidi_lib
ecc                    20480  1 ecdh_generic
snd_hda_codec          65536  4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel
cfg80211              225280  2 rtl8xxxu,mac80211
snd_hda_core           36864  5 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_device         12288  1 snd_rawmidi
snd_pcm                65536  5 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
snd_hwdep              12288  2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer              24576  1 snd_pcm
uvcvideo               69632  0
videobuf2_v4l2         16384  1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_vmalloc      12288  1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops       12288  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_common       36864  4 uvcvideo,videobuf2_v4l2,videobuf2_vmalloc,videobuf2_memops
agpgart                28672  3 intel_gtt,ttm,drm
snd                    49152 12 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_intel,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_timer
soundcore              12288  1 snd
snd_intel_dspcfg       12288  1 snd_hda_intel
i2c_designware_platform    12288  0
i2c_designware_core    16384  1 i2c_designware_platform
squashfs               32768 374
loop                   24576 748
rndis_host             12288  0
rtsx_usb_ms            16384  0
memstick               12288  1 rtsx_usb_ms
rtsx_usb_sdmmc         16384  0
rtsx_usb               12288  2 rtsx_usb_ms,rtsx_usb_sdmmc
r8152                  69632  0
cdc_ether              12288  1 rndis_host
usbnet                 20480  2 rndis_host,cdc_ether
mii                    12288  2 r8152,usbnet
mmc_block              24576  0
battery                16384  0
ac                     12288  0
sdhci_pci              36864  0
cqhci                  16384  1 sdhci_pci
sdhci                  36864  1 sdhci_pci
video                  36864  1 i915
mmc_core               81920  5 rtsx_usb_sdmmc,mmc_block,sdhci_pci,cqhci,sdhci
lpc_ich                24576  0
mei_hdcp               12288  0
backlight              12288  4 i915,drm_kms_helper,drm,video
intel_rapl_msr         12288  0
8250_dw                12288  0
intel_hid              16384  0
sparse_keymap          12288  1 intel_hid
int3400_thermal        12288  0
int3403_thermal        12288  0
acpi_thermal_rel       12288  1 int3400_thermal
pcspkr                 12288  0
pinctrl_broxton        32768  2
xhci_pci               12288  0
xhci_hcd              102400  1 xhci_pci
processor_thermal_device_pci_legacy    12288  0
processor_thermal_device    12288  1 processor_thermal_device_pci_legacy
int340x_thermal_zone    12288  2 int3403_thermal,processor_thermal_device
processor_thermal_rapl    12288  1 processor_thermal_device
intel_rapl_common      16384  2 intel_rapl_msr,processor_thermal_rapl
processor_thermal_rfim    12288  1 processor_thermal_device
processor_thermal_mbox    12288  2 processor_thermal_device,processor_thermal_rfim
xhci_pci_renesas       12288  1 xhci_pci
mei_me                 20480  1
mei                    49152  3 mei_hdcp,mei_me
intel_soc_dts_iosf     12288  1 processor_thermal_device_pci_legacy


[Rich]

Hi tcl_user5
The  lsmod  command shows the driver (intel_hid) being loaded.

Looking at your dmesg result makes me think there may be something wrong with how you installed Tinycore:

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[    0.000000] Linux version 5.15.10-tinycore64 (tc@box) (gcc (GCC) 11.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.37) #622 SMP Tue Dec 21 17:30:32 UTC 2021
[    0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/syslinux/vmlinuz64 loglevel=3 tce waitusb=5 vga=791 initrd=/boot/syslinux/corepure64.gz

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[    0.035885] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/syslinux/vmlinuz64 loglevel=3 tce waitusb=5 vga=791 initrd=/boot/syslinux/corepure64.gz
[    0.036208] Unknown kernel command line parameters "tce BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/syslinux/vmlinuz64 waitusb=5 vga=791", will be passed to user space.
There is no  tce  boot code. It looks like you changed a  cde  boot code to  tce.
I'm not sure if it's unhappy about the  BOOT_IMAGE  or what it is pointing to.

I don't think I've ever seen this before:

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[   12.718768] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 80
[   12.797002] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 32
[   12.870183] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 24
[   12.949867] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 16
[   13.003363] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 752
[   13.120388] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 1872
[   13.291921] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 56
[   13.380272] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 128
[   13.452100] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 56
[   13.503706] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 200
[   13.577668] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 616
[   13.670278] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 1000
[   13.784914] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 64
[   13.801358] random: crng init done
[   13.852537] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 136
[   13.924332] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 624
[   14.011213] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 32
[   14.077449] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 2968
[   14.255399] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 1160
[   14.374204] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 720
[   14.462863] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 456
[   14.564192] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 88
[   14.642638] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 24
[   14.701854] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 336
[   14.774189] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 104
[   14.872417] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 72
[   14.957596] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 2352
[   15.087725] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 272
[   15.169307] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 1896
[   15.216114] loop1: detected capacity change from 0 to 64
[   15.269322] loop2: detected capacity change from 0 to 8408
[   15.345006] loop3: detected capacity change from 0 to 88

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[   36.892222] loop369: detected capacity change from 0 to 88
[   36.947945] loop370: detected capacity change from 0 to 8
[   36.995049] loop371: detected capacity change from 0 to 88
[   37.047896] loop372: detected capacity change from 0 to 1608

[tcl_user5]

Hello Rich and Juanito,

(1) After checking with another distro on the same laptop in which the Touchpad works perfecly, I see that the Touchpad is not recognized in TinyCoreLinux 13.0.  I am attaching the screenshot of xinput in which the touchpad is seen with id=11. The device is ALPS0001:01 0911:5288 Touchpad. (I had earlier incorrectly mentioned that the Touchpad is recognized since I had co-related it with the wrong device ID)

(2) This device is not seen in the xinput --list in TinyCoreLinux 13.0

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⎡ Virtual core pointer                    id=2 [master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer              id=4 [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ PixArt USB Optical Mouse                id=7 [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                    id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard              id=5 [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                            id=6 [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Intel HID 5 button array                id=9 [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Intel HID events                        id=8 [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard            id=10 [slave  keyboard (3)]

(3) I have loaded libinput and xf86-input-libinput. Are there any other drivers that I need to load for ALPS0001:01 0911:5288 Touchpad ? Is there any specific sequence in which libinput and xf86-input-libinput are to be loaded ? I have loaded them in the sequence of >Xfbdev > flwm > libinput > xf86-input-libinput > Xorg-7.7. (I am asking this since I was facing a problem earlier in using wifi extension which was due to installing wifi first and firmware subsequently which got solved by using the right sequence !)

(4) I am attaching dmesg and lsmod outputs for reference.  Earlier, as pointed out by Rich, I had installed Tinycore through a Porteus mashup. Now, I have reinstalled Tinycore 13.0 (64 bit) on HDD using grub-multi extension of Tinycore.

lsmod output is as follows:-

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Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     36864  0
snd_hda_codec_realtek    94208  1
snd_hda_codec_generic    45056  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_usb_audio         192512  0
snd_usbmidi_lib        20480  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_rawmidi            20480  1 snd_usbmidi_lib
snd_seq_device         12288  1 snd_rawmidi
snd_hda_intel          28672  0
snd_hda_codec          65536  4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_core           36864  5 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                65536  5 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
snd_hwdep              12288  2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer              24576  1 snd_pcm
snd                    49152 12 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_timer
soundcore              12288  1 snd
snd_intel_dspcfg       12288  1 snd_hda_intel
ntfs                   77824  2
ccm                    16384  9
rtl8xxxu               81920  0
mac80211              311296  1 rtl8xxxu
cfg80211              225280  2 rtl8xxxu,mac80211
rtsx_usb_ms            16384  0
memstick               12288  1 rtsx_usb_ms
rtsx_usb_sdmmc         16384  0
rtsx_usb               12288  2 rtsx_usb_ms,rtsx_usb_sdmmc
r8152                  69632  0
cdc_ether              12288  0
usbnet                 20480  1 cdc_ether
mii                    12288  2 r8152,usbnet
cpufreq_userspace      12288  0
cpufreq_conservative    12288  0
cpufreq_powersave      12288  0
squashfs               32768 166
loop                   24576 332
mmc_block              24576  5
mei_hdcp               12288  0
intel_rapl_msr         12288  0
sdhci_pci              36864  0
lpc_ich                24576  0
cqhci                  16384  1 sdhci_pci
pcspkr                 12288  0
sdhci                  36864  1 sdhci_pci
ac                     12288  0
battery                16384  0
mmc_core               81920  5 rtsx_usb_sdmmc,mmc_block,sdhci_pci,cqhci,sdhci
8250_dw                12288  0
video                  36864  0
backlight              12288  1 video
pinctrl_broxton        32768  2
intel_hid              16384  0
sparse_keymap          12288  1 intel_hid
int3403_thermal        12288  0
int3400_thermal        12288  0
acpi_thermal_rel       12288  1 int3400_thermal
processor_thermal_device_pci_legacy    12288  0
mei_me                 20480  1
processor_thermal_device    12288  1 processor_thermal_device_pci_legacy
int340x_thermal_zone    12288  2 int3403_thermal,processor_thermal_device
processor_thermal_rapl    12288  1 processor_thermal_device
intel_rapl_common      16384  2 intel_rapl_msr,processor_thermal_rapl
xhci_pci               12288  0
processor_thermal_rfim    12288  1 processor_thermal_device
processor_thermal_mbox    12288  2 processor_thermal_device,processor_thermal_rfim
xhci_hcd              102400  1 xhci_pci
intel_soc_dts_iosf     12288  1 processor_thermal_device_pci_legacy
xhci_pci_renesas       12288  1 xhci_pci
mei                    49152  3 mei_hdcp,mei_me

tcl_user5

[Juanito]

There's no particular order to loading Xorg extensions - loading Xorg-7.7 and then "startx" should be enough.

What does "sudo libinput list-devices" give?

For example"

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...
Device:           AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint
Kernel:           /dev/input/event7
Group:            8
Seat:             seat0, default
Size:             95x44mm
Capabilities:     pointer
Tap-to-click:     disabled
Tap-and-drag:     enabled
Tap drag lock:    disabled
Left-handed:      disabled
Nat.scrolling:    disabled
Middle emulation: enabled
Calibration:      n/a
Scroll methods:   *two-finger edge
Click methods:    none
Disable-w-typing: enabled
Accel profiles:   flat *adaptive
Rotation:         n/a
...

[tcl_user5]

Hello Juanito,

"sudo libinput list-devices" gives the following output:-

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Device:           Power Button
Kernel:           /dev/input/event1
Group:            1
Seat:             seat0, default
Capabilities:     keyboard
Tap-to-click:     n/a
Tap-and-drag:     n/a
Tap drag lock:    n/a
Left-handed:      n/a
Nat.scrolling:    n/a
Middle emulation: n/a
Calibration:      n/a
Scroll methods:   none
Click methods:    none
Disable-w-typing: n/a
Accel profiles:   n/a
Rotation:         n/a

Device:           PixArt USB Optical Mouse
Kernel:           /dev/input/event6
Group:            2
Seat:             seat0, default
Capabilities:     pointer
Tap-to-click:     n/a
Tap-and-drag:     n/a
Tap drag lock:    n/a
Left-handed:      disabled
Nat.scrolling:    disabled
Middle emulation: disabled
Calibration:      n/a
Scroll methods:   button
Click methods:    none
Disable-w-typing: n/a
Accel profiles:   flat *adaptive
Rotation:         n/a

Device:           Intel HID events
Kernel:           /dev/input/event3
Group:            3
Seat:             seat0, default
Capabilities:     keyboard
Tap-to-click:     n/a
Tap-and-drag:     n/a
Tap drag lock:    n/a
Left-handed:      n/a
Nat.scrolling:    n/a
Middle emulation: n/a
Calibration:      n/a
Scroll methods:   none
Click methods:    none
Disable-w-typing: n/a
Accel profiles:   n/a
Rotation:         n/a

Device:           Intel HID 5 button array
Kernel:           /dev/input/event4
Group:            4
Seat:             seat0, default
Capabilities:     keyboard
Tap-to-click:     n/a
Tap-and-drag:     n/a
Tap drag lock:    n/a
Left-handed:      n/a
Nat.scrolling:    n/a
Middle emulation: n/a
Calibration:      n/a
Scroll methods:   none
Click methods:    none
Disable-w-typing: n/a
Accel profiles:   n/a
Rotation:         n/a

Device:           AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
Kernel:           /dev/input/event2
Group:            5
Seat:             seat0, default
Capabilities:     keyboard
Tap-to-click:     n/a
Tap-and-drag:     n/a
Tap drag lock:    n/a
Left-handed:      n/a
Nat.scrolling:    n/a
Middle emulation: n/a
Calibration:      n/a
Scroll methods:   none
Click methods:    none
Disable-w-typing: n/a
Accel profiles:   n/a
Rotation:         n/a



[Juanito]

Does "cat /proc/bus/input/devices" show the touchpad?

[tcl_user5]

Hello Juanito,

"cat/proc/bus/input/devices" does not appear to show the touchpad.

Output as follows:-

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I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0005 Version=0000
N: Name="Lid Switch"
P: Phys=PNP0C0D/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:13/PNP0C09:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event0
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=1

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="Power Button"
P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input1
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event1
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=10000000000000 0

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab83
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input2
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=sysrq kbd leds event2
B: PROP=0
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=402000000 3803078f800d001 feffffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe
B: MSC=10
B: LED=7

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="Intel HID events"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/INT33D5:00/input/input3
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=rfkill kbd event3
B: PROP=0
B: EV=13
B: KEY=81000300000000 5000004000 1e294000000020 0
B: MSC=10

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="Intel HID 5 button array"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/INT33D5:00/input/input4
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event4
B: PROP=0
B: EV=13
B: KEY=2000000000000 0 0 0 0 1000000000000 0 201c000000000000 0
B: MSC=10

I: Bus=0010 Vendor=001f Product=0001 Version=0100
N: Name="PC Speaker"
P: Phys=isa0061/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input5
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event5
B: PROP=0
B: EV=40001
B: SND=6

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=093a Product=2510 Version=0111
N: Name="PixArt USB Optical Mouse"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:15.0-6.1/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.0/usb1/1-6/1-6.1/1-6.1:1.0/0003:093A:2510.0001/input/input6
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse0 event6
B: PROP=0
B: EV=17
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0
B: REL=903
B: MSC=10

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA Intel PCH Mic"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0e.0/sound/card0/input7
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event7
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=10

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA Intel PCH Headphone"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0e.0/sound/card0/input8
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event8
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=4



[Juanito]

Maybe you could try booting without the "PixArt USB Optical Mouse" plugged in?

If that doesn't work, it might be a kernel problem.

[Rich]

Hi tcl_user5

... After checking with another distro on the same laptop in which the Touchpad works perfecly, ...

Please attach a  dmesg.txt  from that distro.

... I have loaded them in the sequence of >Xfbdev > flwm > libinput > xf86-input-libinput > Xorg-7.7. ...

Don't load  Xfbdev , you are using  Xorg.
Don't load  libinput  or  xf86-input-libinput , Xorg loads them automatically.

... Now, I have reinstalled Tinycore 13.0 (64 bit) on HDD using grub-multi extension of Tinycore. ...

Please attach a copy of your  grub.cfg  file.

[tcl_user5]

Hi Rich,

Please attach a  dmesg.txt  from that distro.

(1) dmesg.txt of the other distro in which touchpad is working is attached.

Don't load  Xfbdev , you are using  Xorg.
Don't load  libinput  or  xf86-input-libinput , Xorg loads them automatically.

(2) This time, I loaded only Xorg. I did not load Xfbdev, libinput or xf86-input-libinput

Please attach a copy of your  grub.cfg  file.

(3) Copy of grub.cfg attached.