On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 5:55 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Monday 29 December 2008 15:32:45 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.) > > For a single user conventional workstation using X.org 1.5, the X devs want > you to install hal and evdev, then remove xorg.conf entirely and let X > autodetect the lot. > > Personally, I can't wait for the day when xorg.conf on single-users > workstations can be trashed *entirely* > > -- > alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
First I've heard of this. Interesting. Is there something I should be reading to keep up with this sort of change? Thanks, Mark
