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Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> Dale wrote: |
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>> Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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>>> Dale wrote: |
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>>>> [...] |
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>>>> I would assume I don't have evdev here. Since I asked equery for |
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>>>> anything with dev in it, it should have listed it if it was |
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>>>> installed. That is why I ask if there was something new. I can't say |
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>>>> that I have |
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>>>> ever heard of evdev before. |
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>>> For X, it's the x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev package. The driver uses |
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>>> the in-kernel "event interface" driver for keyboard and mouse. It's |
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>>> in "Device Drivers->Input device support->Event interface". You need |
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>>> to configure it in xorg.conf to use it. |
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>>> So in other words, you don't have it ;) |
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>> Is this required for the new kernels? If not, why does it work in the |
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>> old ones and not the new ones? Why is something not informing us it is |
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>> needed would be a good question as well. I'll make sure the new kernel |
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>> has that tho when I test it. Just in case. |
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> It's not needed nor required. It's just a different driver. I'm not |
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> sure, but I think the point of this driver is for X to support |
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> autodetected input devices. If you remove all sections for keyboard |
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> and mouse from your x.org conf, then it will autodetect them and use |
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> evdev. This must be part of the plan to get rid of xorg.conf |
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> entirely; if you delete xorg.conf, X should autodetect everything |
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> (it's not there yet I guess, but comes close.) |
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I enabled that in the kernel. While I don't hate nano, I would rather |
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not have to use it. LOL I'll report what happens whenever I get to |
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reboot again. I usually only reboot when the power company falls off |
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the stick. o_O |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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