Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Dale wrote: >> Nikos Chantziaras wrote: >>> Dale wrote: >>>> [...] >>>> I would assume I don't have evdev here. Since I asked equery for >>>> anything with dev in it, it should have listed it if it was >>>> installed. That is why I ask if there was something new. I can't say >>>> that I have >>>> ever heard of evdev before. >>> For X, it's the x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev package. The driver uses >>> the in-kernel "event interface" driver for keyboard and mouse. It's >>> in "Device Drivers->Input device support->Event interface". You need >>> to configure it in xorg.conf to use it. >>> >>> So in other words, you don't have it ;) >> >> Is this required for the new kernels? If not, why does it work in the >> old ones and not the new ones? Why is something not informing us it is >> needed would be a good question as well. I'll make sure the new kernel >> has that tho when I test it. Just in case. > > It's not needed nor required. It's just a different driver. I'm not > sure, but I think the point of this driver is for X to support > autodetected input devices. If you remove all sections for keyboard > and mouse from your x.org conf, then it will autodetect them and use > evdev. This must be part of the plan to get rid of xorg.conf > entirely; if you delete xorg.conf, X should autodetect everything > (it's not there yet I guess, but comes close.) > > >
I enabled that in the kernel. While I don't hate nano, I would rather not have to use it. LOL I'll report what happens whenever I get to reboot again. I usually only reboot when the power company falls off the stick. o_O Dale :-) :-)
