On Sat, 19 Sep 2009, Justin Piszcz wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Sep 2009, Justin Piszcz wrote: > >> On Sat, 19 Sep 2009, Justin Piszcz wrote: > >>> On Sat, 19 Sep 2009, Justin Piszcz wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I have two hosts (x86_64) & (x86) running and after apt-get dist-upgrade >>>> this morning, I can no longer use my keyboard/mouse on either after a >>>> reboot on both machines? >>>> >>>> Has anyone experienced anthing similar? >>>> >>>> On the x86 host it is ps2(kbd)+usb(mouse). >>>> On the x86_64 host it is usb(kbd)+usb(mouse). >>>> >>>> Justin. >>>> >>> Appears to be a known issue: >>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=364932 >>> >>> Well here is the fix: >>> http://osdir.com/ml/debian-bugs-closed/2009-09/msg02262.html >>> >>> Quote: >>> >>> The evdev X driver can't work if the CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV option is disabled >>> in your kernel configuration. You'll have to either enable this kernel >>> option, or disable the "AutoAddDevices" option in xorg.conf. >>> >>> # grep CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV .config >>> # CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV is not set >>> >>> Trying now. >>> >> >> So this fixes the issue (w/ the kernel config option); to where I can use my >> keyboard and mouse. however, now there is an annoying lagging with the >> mouse cursor, I will remove this and try the AutoAddDevices option in >> xorg.conf >> to see if it fixes it. >> >> I have been using the following mouse setting for many years: >> >> xset m 20/5 1 >> >> It no longer works the same anymore either with the new X server (I am >> guessing this is the culprit) however I will try the AutoAddDevices and >> disable the kernel event interface to see if this returns the mouse >> acceleration back to normal. >> >> Justin. >> > > Update again: Without the kernel option, the 'auto' option for xorg.conf > did not work, so my question to the debian-user@ list and xorg@ list is > how do I get my old mouse settings back? > > xset m 20/5 1 which I have been using for a decade++ no longer yields the > same results for the mouse cursor, before, the acceleration was immediate > and it stayed the same throughout the cursor movement. now, when I move > the mouse slowly to highlight text for example, it moves 1/3 the speed as > usual and only speeds up when I move the mouse much faster. > > I can downgrade back to an earlier version of Xorg but I was wondering if > there was a proper fix for this problem? Is there a document on the new > settings that makes it so xset m 20/5 1 no longer yields the same > acceleration/movement etc as it used to? > > ii xorg 1:7.4+4 X.Org > X Window System > ii xserver-xorg-input-mouse 1:1.4.0-4 X.Org > X server -- mouse input driver > > The docs in /usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg-input-mouse do not yield and > useful information. Appears to to affect others as well: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/273837 Still looking for a fix/work-around. _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
