Re: [gentoo-user] Re: xorg-server mouse and keyboard woes

["Kevin O'Gorman" <kogorman@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Dale<rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
> James wrote:
>> Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman <at> gmail.com> writes:
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>>
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>>>> 'emerge -e1 world' did the trick
>>>>
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>>> Okay, I was hoping for variable mileage, but maybe no dice.
>>>
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>> Have you rebuilt HAL?
>>
>>
>> It might help....
>>
>> I have rebuilt version hal-0.5.11-r9....
>>
>> try to get back to what you had before your last (broken)
>> upgrade. Make sure you are using gcc-4.1.2, as 4.3.2 is
>> borked (many folks have different issues)....
>>
>>
>> hth,
>>
>> James
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>
> If all else fails:
>
> x11-base/xorg-server  -hal
>
> Put that in package.use and re-emerge xorg-server.  You may have to
> re-emerge mouse and keyboard too.
>
> Dale
>


Okay, I'm re-emerging hal.  I was already using gcc-4.1.2.  I still
have mouse and keyboard emerged, but not mentioned in the xorg.conf.

Crossing my fingers.

Is there any other advice?

Is there any hope?

++ kevin

-- 
Kevin O'Gorman, PhD