[gentoo-user] Re: X configuration problem

[gentoo-user] Re: X configuration problem

[arnuld]

> This is how mine is set up.

> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>     Driver      "kbd"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier  "Mouse0"
>     Driver      "mouse"
>     Option        "Protocol" "auto"
>     Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
>     Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"

> Maybe there is something different on yours but it works here.  May give
> you something to go by.

> Dale

Dale, mine is same, except of "/dev/input/mouse0". i have "/dev/input/mice"

BUT it does not work :-(

> :-)  :-)  :-)

:-) .... anyway


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[gentoo-user] Re: X configuration problem

[arnuld]

> did you forget to add these to /etc/make.conf?

> INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse synaptics"
> VIDEO_CARDS="ati radeon vesa fbdev fglrx"

Iain, it seems likee you have not read my 1st post, here is the
relevent part of it:

      INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse"
      VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx vesa via vga v4l"

BTW, what does "synaptics" do? and what do "ati radeon fbdev" do?

if i add them, will they solve my problem? ( i am asking as i have
installed BLAG Linux for now,so that i can communicate with you folks,
i have to reinstall Gentoo to try that)

> you may use a different set of drivers of course.  See google on these
> for more info :)

i tried google. it confused me even more. what is DRI & OpenGL
replacing X window system? what does "mesa" has to do with "DRI" & why
ATI RADEON search opens the links to AMD web-site & then they show me
something like AMD 9600 series for Linux x86_64 ?

?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X configuration problem

[Randy Barlow]

On Sat, 2007-01-20 at 23:39 +0530, arnuld wrote:
> BTW, what does "synaptics" do?

Well I can't answer your other questions, but synaptics is the driver
for a touchpad.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X configuration problem

[Iain Buchanan]

On Sat, 2007-01-20 at 23:39 +0530, arnuld wrote:
> > did you forget to add these to /etc/make.conf?
> 
> > INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse synaptics"
> > VIDEO_CARDS="ati radeon vesa fbdev fglrx"
> 
> Iain, it seems likee you have not read my 1st post, here is the
> relevent part of it:
> 
>       INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse"
>       VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx vesa via vga v4l"

oops, you're right, I didn't see that :)  you spelt fglrx as flrx though
in your first post, but I see someone mentioned that already.

> BTW, what does "synaptics" do? and what do "ati radeon fbdev" do?

synaptics is the touchpad driver, and ati, radeon, and fbdev are all
video drivers.  These were just my examples, I was really pointing out
the INPUT_DEVICES section, which you've pointed out is the same as mine.

> > you may use a different set of drivers of course.  See google on these
> > for more info :)
> 
> i tried google. it confused me even more.

ok, try these google searches:

INPUT_DEVICES VIDEO_CARDS site:http://www.gentoo.org
and
INPUT_DEVICES VIDEO_CARDS site:http://www.gentoo-wiki.org

>  what is DRI & OpenGL
> replacing X window system?

replacing?  not quite sure what you mean here...

>  what does "mesa" has to do with "DRI"

Mesa is an open-source implementation of the OpenGL specification. [1]

>  & why
> ATI RADEON search opens the links to AMD web-site

probably because ATI was bought by AMD not long ago, and the page you
visited doesn't exist anymore.

>  & then they show me
> something like AMD 9600 series for Linux x86_64 ?

maybe because they're auto-redirect for non-existant linux related pages
goes here?  some sort of semi-intelligent advertising?

> ?

!

OK, back to your issue.  It looks like you have the right options in
make.conf.  If your xorg.conf mouse section is the same as Dale's, then
it's the same as mine, so that should be fine (/dev/input/mice is ok).
I use the "kbd" driver, and so do you, so that looks fine.

That leaves the possibility that somehow the drivers still aren't
installed.  Can you try this command (it wont "do" anything to your
system)

emerge -pv xf86-input-mouse xf86-input-keyboard

and then this one:

X -version


Hope you're getting somewhere!

[1] http://www.mesa3d.org/faq.html
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[gentoo-user] Re: X configuration problem

[arnuld]

>> (EE) AGLRX: Screen0  is not DRI capable
> Try to # the DRI under modules and # at the end there might be a section for  DRI

"# the DRI"  in "xorg.conf".. OK?

>> (EE) driver "mouse" was not found
> it should be /dev/input/mice

it *is*  "/dev/input/mice",  i am talking of "drivers" not of "/dev".
you did not get my point. here is my "xorg.conf";

> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>     Driver      "kbd"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier  "Mouse0"
>     Driver      "mouse"
>     Option        "Protocol" "auto"
>     Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>     Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"


tell me if something is wrong here.

>> (EE) driver "kbd" was not found"

> should be keyboard

what doe sthat mean in context of "xorg.conf".


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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X configuration problem

[Norberto Bensa]

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arnuld wrote:
> >> (EE) driver "kbd" was not found"
> >
> > should be keyboard
>
> what doe sthat mean in context of "xorg.conf".

The driver is called "keyboard" not "kbd"

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X configuration problem

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

On Saturday 20 January 2007 15:10, Norberto Bensa wrote:

> arnuld wrote:
> > >> (EE) driver "kbd" was not found"
> > >
> > > should be keyboard
> >
> > what doe sthat mean in context of "xorg.conf".
>
> The driver is called "keyboard" not "kbd"

My understanding is (man keyboard) that "kbd" is the new driver 
while "keyboard" is the old...so nowadays "kbd" should be used. 
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