This is actually a proper answer.
Ubuntu has this problem with some touchpads, and the only solution is to not use it and get a mouse.
( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Sun 7 Jun 2009, 12:20, archived)

Mine's fucked due to overuse and overheating.
The middle bit is all worn and melted slightly.
( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Sun 7 Jun 2009, 12:21, archived)