Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server-1.5.3 evdev works wonders
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 4:12 AM, Jacques Montier jacques.mont...@numericable.fr wrote: For fun i plugged a second usb mouse, and then i got one mouse for left hand and another one for the right hand :-) . It is fun to plug multiple keyboards and then press NumLock or CapsLock and watch the lights on all of them change in unison. :)
Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server-1.5.3 evdev works wonders
Paul Hartman a gentiment tapote: On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 4:12 AM, Jacques Montier jacques.mont...@numericable.fr wrote: For fun i plugged a second usb mouse, and then i got one mouse for left hand and another one for the right hand :-) . It is fun to plug multiple keyboards and then press NumLock or CapsLock and watch the lights on all of them change in unison. :) Great, i'll try that trick :-) -- Jacques
Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server-1.5.3 evdev works wonders
Mike Kazantsev a gentiment tapote: On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:47:46 -0400 Philip Webb purs...@ca.inter.net wrote: After installing Xorg-server 1.5.3 adopting the Evdev approach, I can unplug + replug my mouse keyboard without losing usage: previously, you had to restart X to get them back. I assume the idea behind the change is to allow hotplugging these devices. Strangely enough, I do it more than ten times a day, and it works perfectly with old-style configuration. Same thing worked for PS/2 keyboard/mouse, unlike M$-OS. Some days ago, i upgraded to Xorg-server-1.5.3 with hal use flag and evdev drivers for PS/2 mouse and keyboard (with my 8 year-old AMD 1.2 GHz CPU). I commented all the lines about mouse and keyboard in the xorg.conf file and now use /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11-input.fdi. I unmerged xf86-input-keyboard and xf86-input-mouse and everything works nice ! For fun i plugged a second usb mouse, and then i got one mouse for left hand and another one for the right hand :-) . Cheers, -- Jacques
Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server-1.5.3 evdev works wonders
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 2:12 AM, Jacques Montier jacques.mont...@numericable.fr wrote: Mike Kazantsev a gentiment tapote: On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:47:46 -0400 Philip Webb purs...@ca.inter.net wrote: After installing Xorg-server 1.5.3 adopting the Evdev approach, I can unplug + replug my mouse keyboard without losing usage: previously, you had to restart X to get them back. I assume the idea behind the change is to allow hotplugging these devices. Strangely enough, I do it more than ten times a day, and it works perfectly with old-style configuration. Same thing worked for PS/2 keyboard/mouse, unlike M$-OS. Some days ago, i upgraded to Xorg-server-1.5.3 with hal use flag and evdev drivers for PS/2 mouse and keyboard (with my 8 year-old AMD 1.2 GHz CPU). I commented all the lines about mouse and keyboard in the xorg.conf file and now use /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11-input.fdi. I unmerged xf86-input-keyboard and xf86-input-mouse and everything works nice ! For fun i plugged a second usb mouse, and then i got one mouse for left hand and another one for the right hand :-) . Cheers, -- Jacques For some years now I've been connecting my keyboard, video and mouse through an Avocent KVM switch because I have multiple machines and I only use one at a time. It has arrangements for hotplug recovery so I don't have to reboot or restart anything. But I've always wondered why that was an issue -- a major pain whenever the thing gets unplugged. Apparently it's now fixed for Linux at least. I'm gland. -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server-1.5.3 evdev works wonders
On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:14:55 -0700 Kevin O'Gorman kogor...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 2:12 AM, Jacques Montier jacques.mont...@numericable.fr wrote: Mike Kazantsev a gentiment tapote: On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:47:46 -0400 Philip Webb purs...@ca.inter.net wrote: After installing Xorg-server 1.5.3 adopting the Evdev approach, I can unplug + replug my mouse keyboard without losing usage: previously, you had to restart X to get them back. I assume the idea behind the change is to allow hotplugging these devices. Strangely enough, I do it more than ten times a day, and it works perfectly with old-style configuration. Same thing worked for PS/2 keyboard/mouse, unlike M$-OS. I unmerged xf86-input-keyboard and xf86-input-mouse and everything works nice ! For fun i plugged a second usb mouse, and then i got one mouse for left hand and another one for the right hand :-) . For some years now I've been connecting my keyboard, video and mouse through an Avocent KVM switch because I have multiple machines and I only use one at a time. It has arrangements for hotplug recovery so I don't have to reboot or restart anything. But I've always wondered why that was an issue -- a major pain whenever the thing gets unplugged. Apparently it's now fixed for Linux at least. I'm gland. I'm probably being really thick, sorry about that, but I still don't get the issue you're talking about: I plugged in keyboards and mouses into X and they just worked. No evdev selected or hal installed. Right now I'm behind a laptop with mouse plugged in - it works. Touchpad works as well. If I unplug the mouse and plug it (or any other) again I don't need to restart anything, and it's been this way as long as I can remember. That's pretty much what I've tried to say in my quoted post, too. Just for fun of it, I just plugged two USB keyboards and they both just work... along with built-in one. What am I doing wrong? What issues are you talking about!? :) -- Mike Kazantsev // fraggod.net signature.asc Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] xorg-server-1.5.3 evdev works
Again, for the record in case it's of use to others. Previously cautiously, I updated Xorg-server, but used the old modules. Having got that to work, I've gone the Evdev route it seems to work ! I recompiled kernel 2.6.29 to use 'event interface' (as instructed). Then in /etc/make.conf , I commented #INPUT_DEVICES=keyboard mouse and replaced it with INPUT_DEVICES=evdev Then I recompiled Xorg-server without 'USE=-hal' in /etc/X11/xorg.conf commented the line #Option AutoAddDevices false I rebooted everything is working ! I have a Logitech mouse which I bought several years ago use a US keyboard layout, which probably simplified the task. -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT`-O--O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server-1.5.3 evdev works wonders
After installing Xorg-server 1.5.3 adopting the Evdev approach, I can unplug + replug my mouse keyboard without losing usage: previously, you had to restart X to get them back. I assume the idea behind the change is to allow hotplugging these devices. -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT`-O--O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server-1.5.3 evdev works wonders
Philip Webb wrote: After installing Xorg-server 1.5.3 adopting the Evdev approach, I can unplug + replug my mouse keyboard without losing usage: previously, you had to restart X to get them back. I assume the idea behind the change is to allow hotplugging these devices. You have a ps/2 keyboard and mouse or USB? Curious. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server-1.5.3 evdev works wonders
On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:47:46 -0400 Philip Webb purs...@ca.inter.net wrote: After installing Xorg-server 1.5.3 adopting the Evdev approach, I can unplug + replug my mouse keyboard without losing usage: previously, you had to restart X to get them back. I assume the idea behind the change is to allow hotplugging these devices. Strangely enough, I do it more than ten times a day, and it works perfectly with old-style configuration. Same thing worked for PS/2 keyboard/mouse, unlike M$-OS. -- Mike Kazantsev // fraggod.net signature.asc Description: PGP signature
