Hi everyone,
I think Framework (cc. @nrp) should be aware that this issue is not limited to an early batch of laptops and that it still happens with current batches. I received my Framework Laptop 13 today, September 20th 2023. It’s a 13th Gen Intel model (i7-1360p) in a DIY configuration. The sticker on the paper cover of the body indicates a manufacturing date of July 2023.
I did experience this issue after booting into Fedora Linux 39 (Beta):
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Touchpad movement worked fine,
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Touchpad gestures worked fine,
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Touchpad scrolling worked fine,
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Clicking did NOT work.
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Right clicking did NOT work.
This thread was the first Google search result for “framework laptop 13 touchpad click not working”. I got my clicking to work. Here’s what I did:
- Disabling “PS2 Emulation” (as recommended by @Kieran_Levin in this thread) did NOT fix the issue.
- Clicking by pressing very hard on the touchpad (while taking care not to damage the laptop or anything) about two dozen times fixed the issue permanently.
All I had to do was push down on the touchpad, hard, about two dozen times. Clicks now work without any issue and without undue force.
I have absolutely never been more thrilled to unpack and build a tech product. This laptop is every dream I’ve had about open, truly personal general purpose computing come to life at once and I will be writing more about that in the future, I don’t want to go off topic here. This clicking issue was a bit frightening at first (I was concerned I had damaged the touchpad somehow while assembling the laptop, even though assembly went without issue) but given how easy it was to fix, I don’t consider myself disappointed ultimately.
Going to continue setting up my Framework now – paused to quickly write this up.