Re: [gentoo-user] Modular xorg mouse problem

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

> > I upgraded my laptop to modular xorg but X won't start.  Based on the
> > errors I see, it seems to be due to the mouse in some way.  I've tried
> > compiling xorg-x11 with only 'synaptics' and both 'synaptics' and
> > 'mouse' in my INPUT_DEVICES.  I've also commented and uncommented the
> > two 'Driver' lines below but I still get mouse errors and X won't
> > start.
> >
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >        Identifier "mymouse"
> > #       Driver "mouse"
> >        Driver "synaptics"
> >        Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
> >        Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
> >        Option "Emulate3Buttons"
> >        Option "Emulate3Timeout" "150"
> >        Option "MaxTapTime" "0"
> >        Option "MinSpeed" "0.3"
> >        Option "MaxSpeed" "0.75"
> >        Option "AccelFactor" "0.005"
> > #       Option "SHMConfig" "on"
> > EndSection
> >
> > I ran 'revdep-rebuild -p' and it only wants to remerge gcc and some
> > gst stuff so I haven't run it for real yet.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Try changing the device to /dev/input/mice for the mouse driver. I think
> the synaptics driver has to use the event interface.
>
> Thanks,
> Donnie

xorg-x11-7.0 is still not working with the synaptics driver but it is
working with this config:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "mymouse"
        Driver "mouse"
        Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option "Emulate3Buttons"
        Option "Emulate3Timeout" "150"
EndSection

I've tried specifying:

Option "Protocol" "event"

along with:

Driver "synaptics"

without success.  I always get the following error:

(EE) Failed to load the module "synaptics" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) No input matching 'synaptics'

I do have:

[ebuild   R   ] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.0-r1  USE="-3dfx"
INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse synaptics -acecad -aiptek -calcomp
-citron -digitaledge -dmc -dynapro -elo2300 -elographics -evdev -fpit
-hyperpen -jamstudio -joystick -magellan -magictouch -microtouch
-mutouch -palmax -penmount -spaceorb -summa -tek4957 -ur98 -vmmouse
-void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="sis -apm -ark -chips -cirrus -cyrix -dummy
-fbdev -fglrx -glint -i128 -i740 -i810 -imstt -mach64 -mga -neomagic
-nsc -nv -nvidia -r128 -radeon -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage
-siliconmotion -sisusb -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l -vesa -vga -via
-vmware -voodoo" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] x11-drivers/synaptics-0.14.4-r2  USE="dlloader" 0 kB

and the following in the kernel:

#
# Userland interfaces
#
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX=y
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X=1024
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_Y=768
# CONFIG_INPUT_JOYDEV is not set
# CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV is not set
CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y
# CONFIG_INPUT_EVBUG is not set

#
# Input Device Drivers
#
CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD=y
CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD=y
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_SUNKBD is not set
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_LKKBD is not set
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_XTKBD is not set
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_NEWTON is not set
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSE=y
CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=y
# CONFIG_MOUSE_SERIAL is not set
# CONFIG_MOUSE_INPORT is not set
# CONFIG_MOUSE_LOGIBM is not set
# CONFIG_MOUSE_PC110PAD is not set
# CONFIG_MOUSE_VSXXXAA is not set
# CONFIG_INPUT_JOYSTICK is not set
# CONFIG_INPUT_TOUCHSCREEN is not set
CONFIG_INPUT_MISC=y
# CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR is not set
CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT=y

I wouldn't mind but now I have tap-to-click and I can't stand that.

- Grant
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