On Tuesday 30 June 2009 02:44:10 Maxim Wexler wrote: > Hi group, > > According to 'The X Server Configuration HOWTO' > > "If you use alternative input devices, such as a Synaptics touchpad > for a laptop, be sure to add it to INPUT_DEVICES. " > > So I put in make.conf INPUT_DEVICES="mouse keyboard synaptics" and did > emerge -pv xorg-server. > > In the output after INPUT_DEVICES I saw keyboard, mouse and evdev in > red and synaptics in blue with a minus sigh. So I removed keyboard and > mouse from the line in make.conf. Same result. Don't know where evdev > comes from; I never specified it anywhere. > > Only by explicitly entering INPUT_DEVICES="synaptics" emerge -pv > xorg-server was I able to see, after INPUT_DEVICES in the output, the > word synaptics in green with an asterisk at the end. The words evdev, > keyboard and mouse appear further along in the output, also in green > ending in asterisks but preceeded with a minus sign. And, that was > after re-adding mouse and keyboard to INPUT_DEVICES in make.conf. > > Questions: > > Is this the right way to go? Why won't portage accept what's in > make.conf in this case? It accepts my USE flags and my VIDEO_CARDS > entry. What's with the green and the asterisk? Is the doc wrong? I > note it was updated just three weeks ago. > > Maxim
What X server version? try this: INPUT_DEVICES="mouse keyboard synaptics" in make.conf Colour codes: Red enabled Blue disabled Green changed and the asterisks are described in man emerge section "--verbose" INPUT_DEVICES="evdev" is likely default on in your profile -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
