Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo decapitated
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 17:05:07
Message-Id: 201005151804.38068.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo decapitated by Kevin O'Gorman
1 On Saturday 15 May 2010 17:37:41 Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
2 > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
3 > > On Wednesday 12 May 2010 21:21:25 Dale wrote:
4 > > > Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
5 > > > > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com
6 > > > > <mailto:rdalek1967@×××××.com>> wrote:
7 > > > >
8 > > > >
9 > > > > Have you tried this:
10 > > > >
11 > > > > emerge -1a $(qlist -I -C x11-drivers/)
12 > > > >
13 > > > > I have upgraded my kernel before without rebuilding these but
14 > > > > they are small and only take a few minutes. Your mileage may vary.
15 > > > >
16 > > > > The mouse drivers should be in that list. If not, then something
17 > > > > is missing in your set up.
18 > > > >
19 > > > > As I think I explained, I have re-emerged *everything* installed that
20 > > > > had "x11" or "xorg" in its name. And the mouse driver was definitely
21 > > > > there.
22 > > >
23 > > > That usually works so I'm clueless. I assume the mouse works somewhere
24 > > > else? I think you mentioned it working somewhere so I'm out of ideas.
25 > >
26 > > Sorry to persist, but the drivers usually have "xf86-*" in their name not
27 > > "x11" or "xorg", e.g. xf86-input-evdev.
28 > >
29 > > (The category of those packages is of course x11-drivers/ ; i.e. x11-
30 > > drivers/xf86-input-evdev)
31 > >
32 > > Other than that could it be a udev issue and some permanent rule for a
33 > > USB type of mouse, which you should remove and restart udev? Don't know,
34 > > just an
35 > > idea.
36 > >
37 > > I'll try any idea. Where would such a permanent rule reside?
38
39 ls -la /etc/udev/rules.d/*
40 --
41 Regards,
42 Mick

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