As weird as it sounds this issues can be fixed by editing your grub config file /etc/default/grub
#open grub config file. NOTE: I prefer nano for little edits like this though you may use the editor of your choice :)
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
- You will see line that says
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" - change that line to read
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="i8042.reset i8042.nomux i8042.nopnp i8042.noloop"be sure to save the changes and exit back to the command line
you will need to update grub for the changes to take effect
sudo update-grub
now reboot for the changes to take effect
sudo reboot