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On 12/27/2010 06:03 AM, walt wrote: |
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> My new (post-hal) mouse config: |
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> Section "InputClass" <----- note the new word "Class", not "Device" |
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> Identifier "trackball" <----- can be anything you want |
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> MatchProduct "ImExPS" <-----*new*. Matches the product name! |
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Clarification about that MatchProduct keyword: |
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Hal and udev differ slightly in the way they identify hardware devices |
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(is anyone surprised?). |
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When I run 'lshal' to display all my hardware, I see this about the mouse: |
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info.product = 'ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse' |
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Now for the confusion. When I run 'udevadm info --export-db" I see: |
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E: PRODUCT=11/2/6/6d |
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E: NAME="ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse" |
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Note that MatchProduct in the xorg.conf file really wants the udev NAME, |
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*not* the udev PRODUCT. |
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I suppose the MatchProduct keyword was selected back in the day when |
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hal was still the boss instead of a has-been. "MatchName" would be much |
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less confusing than "MatchProduct". But don't hold your breath waiting |
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for it to change. |
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