Selon Florian Philipp <li...@f_philipp.fastmail.net>: > alain.didierj...@free.fr schrieb: > > Definitly, an update shouldn't break an existing working configuration! > This > > happens these days only too often with the Xorg + hal mess. > > I happen to use linux as a working tool and 3 days without being able to > launch > > a working X is a source of problems! This is the second time. As for hal > config, > > the author should remember that ol'saying:KISS for Keep It Simple, Stupid. > > Now, with or without /etc/X11/xorg.conf, my machine (amd64), updated to > > libxcb-1.4, xorg-1.6 and hal last version launches X all right, only mouse > and > > keyboard are not working ! > > A line in /var/log/Xorg.0.log says: > > (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or > 'vmmouse' > > will be disabled. > > Where is that b..... AllowEmptyOption ? certainly not in xorg.conf. > > How do I get back some input on X screen ? > > I also get (with xorg.conf) > > (EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module doesn't exist, 0) > > (EE) Failed to load module "evdev" (module doesn't exist, 0) > > Please help before I turn crazy (it might be too late) > > > > With 'launches X' do you mean your desktop environment (login -> startx) > or xdm/kdm/gdm? both >
Thanks all for the help. Finally the problem was solved by re-compiling all X11 drivers used, and most notably xf86-input-keyboard & xf86-input-mouse. I still think that any package update that breaks a working config without any specific doc IS A BUG. That just happened for the scond time.
