I did: emerge -va --update --deep --newuse @world on a stable gentoo amd64 (multilib) system after switching the profile from "desktop/gnome" to "desktop" and adding qt4 and kde flags to make.conf. [I wan to add a few kde apps to the mix, but not everything.]
Since then, I get a keyboard and mouse lockup when gdm starts. and can't login graphically or switch to a text console. I'd rather not do a complete re-install on that instance, so some clue as to where to look for problems beyond the obvious dmesg and boot info. I do get a "dmeventd" failure to start, so lvm-monitoring fails to start (even after a re-emerge of lvm2) but don't think that as anything to do with the X lockup. Startx from single user mode also causes a kbd/mouse lockup. I've verified that the kernel has the proper event configuration. Perusing the Xorg.0.log reveals evdev failing to load: > [ 410.507] (II) LoadModule: "evdev" > [ 410.507] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so > [ 410.513] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > [ 410.513] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 2.6.0 > [ 410.513] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver > [ 410.513] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 12.2 > [ 410.513] (EE) module ABI major version (12) doesn't match the > server's version (13) > [ 410.513] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" > [ 410.513] (II) Unloading evdev > [ 410.513] (EE) Failed to load module "evdev" (module requirement > mismatch, 0) > [ 410.513] (EE) No input driver matching `evdev' > [ 410.513] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button > (/dev/input/event1) > [ 410.513] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard > catchall" > [ 410.513] (II) LoadModule: "evdev" > [ 410.513] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so > [ 410.513] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > [ 410.513] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 2.6.0 > [ 410.513] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver > [ 410.513] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 12.2 > [ 410.513] (EE) module ABI major version (12) doesn't match the > server's version (13) > [ 410.513] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" > [ 410.513] (II) Unloading evdev > [ 410.513] (EE) Failed to load module "evdev" (module requirement > mismatch, 0) > [ 410.513] (EE) No input driver matching `evdev' > [ 410.514] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Sleep Button > (/dev/input/event0) which tell me something went wrong in the re-emerge of xorg something, but I'd like to get a clue as to just what to do to fix it. Thanks in advance for any help. -- G.Wolfe Woodbury aka redwo...@gmail.com