Bug#515214: Xorg / HAL

2009-05-14 Thread Julien Cristau
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 20:56:47 +0200, Michael Biebl wrote: > Julien Cristau wrote: > Assuming NoAutoAddDevices if hal isn't there > > when we start up means getting duplicated events whenever it shows up. > > I thought, if NoAutoAddDevices is used, that Xorg ignores devices reported via > hal

Bug#515214: Xorg / HAL

2009-05-14 Thread Michael Biebl
Julien Cristau wrote: > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 17:42:16 +0200, Michael Biebl wrote: > >> I guess it should just assume AutoAddDevices "false" in such a case and use >> the >> settings from xorg.conf (or if they are not set, use a basic us keyboard >> layout >> and mouse) >> > How can I make a d

Bug#515214: Xorg / HAL

2009-05-14 Thread Julien Cristau
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 17:42:16 +0200, Michael Biebl wrote: > I guess it should just assume AutoAddDevices "false" in such a case and use > the > settings from xorg.conf (or if they are not set, use a basic us keyboard > layout > and mouse) > How can I make a distinction between "hal won't be

Bug#515214: Xorg / HAL

2009-05-14 Thread Michael Biebl
Hi, just a few thoughts from a HAL co-maintainer: As no software is bug free (and HAL or D-Bus are certainly no exception), or a sysadmin has deliberatly decided to disable the D-Bus or HAL service from starting during boot, I think the Xorg server needs a safe/basic fallback anyway, if D-Bus or