Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo decapitated
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 16:38:36
Message-Id: AANLkTimkXUhJinTbZM5zLRl23e1Tb3Q44COcj0qxkJQm@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo decapitated by Mick
1 On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
2
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 they
14 > > > 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 >
27 > Sorry to persist, but the drivers usually have "xf86-*" in their name not
28 > "x11" or "xorg", e.g. xf86-input-evdev.
29 >
30 > (The category of those packages is of course x11-drivers/ ; i.e. x11-
31 > drivers/xf86-input-evdev)
32 >
33 > Other than that could it be a udev issue and some permanent rule for a USB
34 > type of mouse, which you should remove and restart udev? Don't know, just
35 > an
36 > idea.
37 >
38 > I'll try any idea. Where would such a permanent rule reside?
39
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41 --
42 Kevin O'Gorman, PhD

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo decapitated Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo decapitated Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>