Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Thanks and bye for now

[Alan McKinnon]

On Monday 29 December 2008 16:02:45 Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 5:55 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
wrote:
> > On Monday 29 December 2008 15:32:45 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> >> Dale wrote:
> >> > Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> >> >> Dale wrote:
> >> >>> [...]
> >> >>> I would assume I don't have evdev here.  Since I asked equery for
> >> >>> anything with dev in it, it should have listed it if it was
> >> >>> installed. That is why I ask if there was something new.  I can't
> >> >>> say that I have
> >> >>> ever heard of evdev before.
> >> >>
> >> >> For X, it's the x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev package.  The driver
> >> >> uses the in-kernel "event interface" driver for keyboard and mouse.
> >> >> It's in "Device Drivers->Input device support->Event interface".  You
> >> >> need to configure it in xorg.conf to use it.
> >> >>
> >> >> So in other words, you don't have it ;)
> >> >
> >> > Is this required for the new kernels?  If not, why does it work in the
> >> > old ones and not the new ones?  Why is something not informing us it
> >> > is needed would be a good question as well.  I'll make sure the new
> >> > kernel has that tho when I test it.  Just in case.
> >>
> >> It's not needed nor required.  It's just a different driver.  I'm not
> >> sure, but I think the point of this driver is for X to support
> >> autodetected input devices.  If you remove all sections for keyboard and
> >> mouse from your x.org conf, then it will autodetect them and use evdev.
> >>   This must be part of the plan to get rid of xorg.conf entirely; if you
> >> delete xorg.conf, X should autodetect everything (it's not there yet I
> >> guess, but comes close.)
> >
> > For a single user conventional workstation using X.org 1.5, the X devs
> > want you to install hal and evdev, then remove xorg.conf entirely and let
> > X autodetect the lot.
> >
> > Personally, I can't wait for the day when xorg.conf on single-users
> > workstations can be trashed *entirely*
> >
> > --
> > alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
>
> First I've heard of this. Interesting. Is there something I should be
> reading to keep up with this sort of change?

Google, I suppose :-)

I first read it on an Ubuntu dev's blog, then picked up more info from 
freedesktop.org when looking for debugging info for an nVidia card. i.e. I 
stumbled on it purely by chance.

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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com