Christian Faulhammer <fa...@gentoo.org> posted 20090404000139.2ea5a...@terra.solaris, excerpted below, on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:01:39 +0200:
> [0] > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.5-upgrade- guide.xml BTW, as I'm on ~arch I had upgraded some time ago, but had been using the legacy keyboard and mouse drivers until seeing the stabilizing discussion here a few days ago. I tried using the upgrade guide to upgrade to evdev and it DID NOT WORK. I just now [1] filed the bug[2] The upgrade guide has this: First, make sure you've built xorg-server with INPUT_DEVICES="evdev". But it misses mentioning that the kernel must ALSO be built with evdev, namely, CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y, in menuconfig under Device Drivers > Input device support > Event interface. That had me fighting all sorts of unnecessary battles for hours with hal, editing *.fdi files to merge keys, etc, only to have it STILL not work, with the xorg log saying evdev device not found or path (something or other). Finally, I thought to check the kernel config for an evdev driver. Sure enough, and it solved the problem I had spent needless hours fighting! So mentioning the evdev kernel device is IMO a blocker on the documentation. [1] I only figured out the problem after fighting with it for hours, was too tired to file a bug then, and it has only been a couple days since, during which I've been "recovering" and haven't even wanted to THINK about it. So I only now filed the bug. [2] [Xorg 1.5 Upgrade Guide] kernel evdev as well as xorg evdev driver http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=264827 https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=264827 -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman
