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From: "Richard Fish" <bigfish@asmallpond.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Modular xorg mouse problem
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On 7/8/06, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks I did read it. I'm afraid I do not understand the term "event"
> (as in event-node, event device, event protocol, etc.) and was not
> sure if it is a necessary precondition. Is a udev rule necessary?
The minimum you need is CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV in your kerrnel. In "make
menuconfig", select Device Drivers->Input device support->Event
Interface". This will give you device nodes /dev/input/eventN for
your keyboard and mouse, in addition to /dev/input/mouseN and
/dev/input/mice. You need to use a /dev/input/eventN node with the
synaptics driver.
As I mentioned in my email, I encountered a problem where the event
nodes would switch around on me. For example, at one boot event0
would be my keyboard and event1 would be the trackpad, but on the next
boot event0 would be the trackpad and event1 would be the keyboard.
The custom udev rule fixed that particular problem. But you may never
have the same problem, so this is optional.
-Richard
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