> Probably the new evdev-driver overrides synaptics. If you do not need evdev > and can live with the normal drivers like kbd for keyboard and synaptics, > you can try to disable it. I hope you don't consider this to be thread hijacking, but can you point me to a simple and high-level (but not exaggeratedly dumbed-down, as articles by mainstream media journalists tend to be) explanation of what evdev is good for? My only input devices are a PS2 keyboard with standard Brazilian layout (with no foolish extra "multimedia" keys) and a PS2 mouse with two buttons and one scroll wheel that also works as a third button. Do I need/want evdev?
OT: I like to keep my system simple and disable what I don't use. I like to be able to understand my system. My point of view is, that when I keep my system simple (such as by using Xfce with the minimal USE flag, instead of Gnome/KDE and foolish 3d effects), it not only gets very fast and stable, but also far simpler allowing me to understand it. When something goes wrong in Ubuntu, I often have little clue of the cause. When something goes wrong in my simple Gentoo system, it is far easier to find the cause. Speaking of Ubuntu, I have the impression that they are becoming a system that Just Works most of the time, but if you are unlucky and it doesn't work, it Just Doesn't Work and it is hard to find the cause. I continue to advocate Ubuntu to Linux newcomers, but my own system will remain Gentoo. -- Software is like sex: it is better when it is free - Linus Torvalds
