Re: [gentoo-user] :-@ Reversing xorg-server, hal and evdev.

[Dale]

James Ausmus wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com
> <mailto:rdalek1967@×××××.com>> wrote:
>
>     James Ausmus wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Hi Dale - can you post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log and
>     /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>     > files?
>     >
>     > Thanks!
>     >
>     > -James
>
>     Posted in another reply.  Should be in the same thread.  Sorry, I
>     should
>     have posted those before.
>
>
> :) It's hard to remember all the details when your roof is on fire...
> <grin>
>
> From that Xorg log, it does look like the NVidia binary driver is
> being loaded/used - what indicators are you seeing that tell you that
> the nv driver is being used? If it's just a missing NVidia splash
> screen, maybe the updated NVidia driver has it off by default?
>
> For the mouse - things do look fairly normal from the log - however,
> try the following (if you don't ahve the xinput command, it is
> provided by x11-apps/xinput):
>
> xinput list
>
> This should show you a list of your X input devices - you should see
> your mouse there. Mine reads:
>
> "Virtual core pointer"  id=0    [XPointer]
>         Num_buttons is 32
>         Num_axes is 2
>         Mode is Relative
>         Motion_buffer is 256
>         Axis 0 :
>                 Min_value is -1
>                 Max_value is -1
>                 Resolution is 0
>         Axis 1 :
>                 Min_value is -1
>                 Max_value is -1
>                 Resolution is 0
> "Virtual core keyboard" id=1    [XKeyboard]
>         Num_keys is 248
>         Min_keycode is 8
>         Max_keycode is 255
> "No brand 4 Port KVMSwicther"   id=2    [XExtensionKeyboard]
>         Type is KEYBOARD
>         Num_keys is 248
>         Min_keycode is 8
>         Max_keycode is 255
> "Logitech USB Optical Mouse"    id=3    [XExtensionPointer]
>         Type is MOUSE
>         Num_buttons is 32
>         Num_axes is 2
>         Mode is Relative
>         Motion_buffer is 256
>         Axis 0 :
>                 Min_value is -1
>                 Max_value is -1
>                 Resolution is 1
>         Axis 1 :
>                 Min_value is -1
>                 Max_value is -1
>                 Resolution is 1
> "CHICONY HP Basic USB Keyboard" id=4    [XExtensionKeyboard]
>         Type is KEYBOARD
>         Num_keys is 248
>         Min_keycode is 8
>         Max_keycode is 255
>
>
> Then, take the name of the mouse from the list - in my case "Logitech
> USB Optical Mouse", and run:
>
> xinput test <mouse-name>
>
> for myself it was xinput test "Logitech USB Optical Mouse" - with the
> quotes.
>
> The move the mouse a little, and run the scroll wheel a little - you
> should see something along the lines of:
>
> motion a[0]=2
> a[1]=-4
>
> motion a[0]=7
> a[1]=-5
>
> motion a[0]=2
> a[1]=-11
>
> motion a[0]=-4
> a[1]=-11
>
> motion a[0]=-9
> a[1]=-10
>
> motion a[0]=-7
> a[1]=-13
>
> motion a[0]=-6
> a[1]=-13
>
> motion a[0]=-6
> a[1]=-11
>
> motion a[0]=-5
> a[1]=-8
>
> motion a[0]=-4
> a[1]=-9
>
> motion
> a[1]=-6
>
> motion a[0]=-1
> a[1]=-2
>
> motion a[0]=-1
> a[1]=-1
>
> motion a[0]=-1
> a[1]=-1
>
> motion
> a[0]=-1
>
> motion a[0]=-2
> a[1]=-1
>
> motion
> a[0]=-4
>
> motion
> a[0]=-5
>
> motion a[0]=-7
> a[1]=-1
>
> motion
> a[0]=-9
>
> motion
> a[0]=-9
>
> motion
> a[0]=-14
>
> motion
> a[0]=-14
>
> motion
> a[0]=-13
>
> motion a[0]=-11
> a[1]=-2
>
> motion
> a[0]=-11
>
> motion
> a[0]=-4
>
> motion
> a[0]=-2
>
> motion
> a[0]=-1
>
> motion
> a[0]=-1
>
> motion
> a[0]=-1
>
> button press   5
> button release 5
> button press   4
> button release 4
> button press   5
> button release 5
> button press   5
> button release 5
>
>
> IMPORTANT: Make a note of which scroll direction you do first, then
> second. In my case, I scrolled down first (button 5 press/release),
> then up (button 4 press/release) - if you get different button numbers
> for down/up scrolling, then we just need to adjust your ZAxisMapping
> setting in xorg.conf appropriately - use whatever button number you
> see when you scroll up as the first number in the setting, and then
> the down scroll button number as the second number.
>
> If things are still not working, post the output of all the above
> commands, and we'll take it from there.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> -James
>
>
>
>     Thanks.
>
>     Dale
>
>     :-)  :-)
>
>

It does appear to be loading nvidia but I don't see the splash screen. 
I also notice that it takes longer to log out for some reason.  It logs
in like always, about 10 seconds or so, but when I log out, it takes 45
seconds or so.  Maybe the splash screen is off by default. I dunno.

I'm assuming you are using evdev and hal.  I'm back to the old way. 
It's just easier for me to keep working, if I can get my wheel to work
again.  I have another install that I may play with some but it's not
going to be on my main OS again.  I'm waiting on something else. 
Someone mentioned devicekit is a 'up n comer'.  Sounds good to me.

Saves this for the other install.

Dale

:-)  :-)