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http://body0r.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/xorg-hal-toggle/ GNU/Linux configs || Anime xorg, hal, udev && Touchpad/Mouse Toggle (>=xorg-server-1.5)I read, there were
some changes between <xorg-server-1.5 and >=xorg-server-1.5.
While I’ve updated my version to the latest possible
(x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.0), I thought of using hal for my
keyboard/touchpad/mouse-configuration. First and foremost we need evdev configured in the kernel: Device Drivers ---> which results as the following in the related .config: Now, edit /etc/make.conf to the following: Now we need to emerge the newest xorg-server with the hal-useflag
enabled. Since there are other packages, that depend on hal with this
change, we enable it globally: After this, a full world-update is required to let the system know,
that there’ve been changes to the global useflags. While the world-update is running, we can start writing our own
hal-policy-files. :] If hal was already installed, the following can be used, else just
edit a correspondent file in your home/root-directory and copy it
afterwards. The following is my policy-file for the Touchpad, formerly known as InputDevice “Touchpad”: [~]# cat /etc/hal/fdi/policy/11-x11-synaptics.fdi And this one is the new xorg.conf
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Link) [snip] Section “ServerFlags” and delete all Sections named “InputDevice”. After the world-update is finished, we need to add hald
to start while the machine boots. Therefore we execute the following
command as root: There are only two commands left and we’re ready to use our new
xorg-server with it’s now drastically reduced xorg.conf (106
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(open-source)] and finally 61
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[I actually configured everything I would ever use for my touchpad in
my xorg.conf, ignoring synclient]) and those new hal-rules. If you’ve done everything right so far, there should be your login-screen, so you can logon without any further problems. Right now, you should use the following command, to find out, if the
Touchpad-policy-file has been recognized from the X-Server: At first I’ve tried the second line, but then I got the SHMConfig disabled? error and tried the first one. After that, it worked wonderfully. Now we’re using udev to turn off the touchpad, when there’s an external mouse attached: [~]# cat /etc/udev/rules.d/10-local.rules Since udev is recognizing new or changed rules, while it’s running, you don’t need to restart the udev-daemon. I myself doubted at the beginning, that this route, the xorg-devs took, would be a good one, but after taking a little time in reading some wiki-entries and postings on the web, I now think, it was a good decision, leaving everything input related to hal (for hotplugging issues) and using the xorg.conf only for tuning the X-server. 4 Responses |
Thanx man!
Mafkees1233
April 12, 2009 at 10:41 pm
[...] The next task was getting X11 up and running. The latest versions of X leans heavily on hal, and gentoo has really dropped the ball here. I installed gnome-desktop with the assumption that it would pull in X11. Not only did I have to install X11 separately, but X11 left out hal, which is now required to connect X11 to input devices. I ended up wasting a couple of hours this morning rewriting xorg.conf line by line and searching the internet for clues as to why the mouse and keyboard would work in the console but not in X. I finally came across this post, and then in more depth here. [...]
Gentoo Day Two « IO BLOG
May 24, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I have the same problem, it’s an old machine so I don’t emerge -uDNv world often. Was quite surprised when there would just be no input after the upgrade. Several other recipes didn’t work, so I hope it’ll be ok with this one.
Good thing I’ve got backups and a spare Kubuntu on my other hdd. I love my gentoo, once everything is set up it works well. But every update, be it kernel or just the userland, can be the source for major fuckups…
TKlobster
May 26, 2009 at 6:26 pm
I has a big problem with this issue. With xorg-server 1.5.3 all the xorg configuration with fdi files runs correctly, but when I upgrade xorg-server to the 1.6.X version, the keyboard and mouse don’t rule :S. I Finally downgrade the xorg-server version :(
piponazo
August 6, 2009 at 1:51 pm