FS#11357 - XOrg fails to parse valid xorg.conf file, doesn't recognize mouse, keyboard

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by name withheld (Gullible Jones) - Sunday, 31 August 2008, 21:26 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 06 November 2008, 22:54 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Testing
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 3
Private No

Details

Description:

Two bugs here. First, XOrg 1.5 RC6 fails to start when using the xorg.conf file I've attached, claiming the file cannot be parsed - this should not be the case, as 1.4.2 can use the xorg.conf file without a problem.

Without the aforementioned xorg.conf file, X starts fine. However, even though the mouse, keyboard, and synaptics input drivers are all installed, it fails to register input from any mice or keyboards.

Additional info:
* inputproto 1.4.4-1, xf86-input-synaptics 0.15.0-1, xorg-server 1.4.99.906-2, xf86-input-mouse 1.3.0-1, xf86-input-keyboard 1.3.1-1

Steps to reproduce:

(Config file parsing)
- Upgrade to XOrg from [testing]; switch to attached xorg.conf file and attempt to restart server. Server should fail to start.

(Input problems)
- Remove xorg.conf and restart server. Server will start, but will not register input from keyboards, touchpads, and mice, and perhaps other input devices.
   xorg.conf (1.6 KiB)
   Xorg.0.log (22.9 KiB)
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Thursday, 06 November 2008, 22:54 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  RgbPath is no longer supported and it was recommended to leave it out of xorg.conf for a long time.
The mouse/keyboard issues have either been documented in the wiki or resolved by updates to various drivers.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 31 August 2008, 21:47 GMT
RgbPath is no longer a configuration option, remove it from your config. You might want to use Xorg -configure to generate a new config. The logfile states that it can't find evdev. Hal input hotplugging suggests evdev as keyboard and mouse driver.

The synaptics driver could use a fdi file so it registers itself for the touchpad instead of evdev though.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 31 August 2008, 22:10 GMT
You could drop this file in /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/11-x11-synaptics.fdi to make xorg-server use synaptics for touchpads (be sure to restart both hal and xorg after dropping the file).
The next version of xf86-input-synaptics will contain this file.
   11-x11-synaptics.fdi (0.5 KiB)
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Tuesday, 02 September 2008, 07:23 GMT
To disabe input hotplugging, add this to the ServerFlags section:

Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"

This can be very useful when you don't want to bother about input hotplugging and want the old behaviour back.
Comment by Alois Nespor (anespor) - Tuesday, 02 September 2008, 09:48 GMT
My HOW-TO for xorg-server 1.5.0RC5 with the support of HAL:

1) The first to adapt the old xorg.conf:

- remove RgbPath

-edit Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard"
Driver "evdev" <-- this is NEW -->
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
# Option "XkbModel" "pc105" <-- this is OLD -->
Option "XkbModel" "evdev" <-- this is NEW -->
Option "XkbLayout" "cz"
EndSection

-edit Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse"
Driver "evdev" <-- NEW
Option "Name" "Logitech USB Receiver"
# Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" <-- this is OLD -->
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" <-- this is OLD -->
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "HWHEELRelativeAxisButtons" "7 6"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "Sensitivity" "1.5"
EndSection

-edit Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
# InputDevice "Keyboard" <-- this is OLD -->
InputDevice "Touchpad"
# InputDevice "Mouse" "CorePointer" <-- this is OLD -->
Option "SuspendTime" "5"
Option "OffTime" "10"
EndSection



2) restart hal and xorg

3) bad layout?

cp / usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-keymap.fdi / etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-keymap.fdi

edit file 10-keymap.fdi

you set layout (it is my czech)
<merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string"> cz </ merge>

any further restart hal, xorg server

4) everything goes as it should - see Xorg.0.log

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maybe you will help

P.S. Thanks Jan de Groot for kicking right direction!
   xorg.conf (3 KiB)
   Xorg.0.log (45.2 KiB)
Comment by Alois Nespor (anespor) - Tuesday, 02 September 2008, 09:48 GMT
of course, xorg-server 1.5RC6
Comment by Alois Nespor (anespor) - Tuesday, 02 September 2008, 09:51 GMT
I not use evdev for touchpad, i use synaptics driver ...

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