[SOLVED] Disabling Touchpad does not persist after reboot

I have tried Synaptiks Touchpad Utility, Gpointing devices ( both of which are no longer maintained and do not have current versions for 14.04) and the Touchpad-Indicator Utility. All can be installed in Zorin 9 either via repos or the software center but none of them keeps the touchpad off through a reboot. Each tool will work to disable the touchpad just as well as the default touchpad Off option in System Settings but that fix will not stay. Used to be the option to turn off the touchpad if you had another mouse installed worked fine, but that is no longer the case through a reboot.

Any ideas on how I can accomplish this task? Seems I cannot find a good answer through the Ubuntu forums either.

Please post back th output of the command:

xinput list

We will find the id of your touchpad and then run the following command:

xinput set-prop 15 "Device Enabled" 0

(15 being the ID of your touchpad).
If it does not work after reboot we can add this command at startup applications.

Here is the output - So I know my device name is SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad and it's ID is 13.

Code:

⎡ Virtual core pointer                       id=2   [master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                 id=4   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ MOSART Semi. 2.4G Wireless Mouse           id=10   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad                 id=13   [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)]
    ↳ Video Bus                                  id=7   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                               id=8   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ MOSART Semi. 2.4G Wireless Mouse           id=9   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ HP Truevision HD                           id=11   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard               id=12   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ HP WMI hotkeys                             id=14   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ HP Wireless hotkeys

I am assuming my command would be:

Code:

xinput set-prop 13 "Device Enabled" 0

?? (0 being Off and perhaps 1 being On)

Edit:

It Worked. I was able to add the command to Startup Applications and now it presists through a reboot ! Thank you so Much!

(0 being Off and perhaps 1 being On)

Exactly. Glad I helped.