Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 17:41:18 +0300 From: Eygene Ryabinkin <rea-fbsd@codelabs.ru> To: cristi@roedu.net Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Giulio Ferro <auryn@zirakzigil.org>, nork@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Synaptics Message-ID: <Z4TRk7Qj0DtWvZDQo1sHpHvbbGE@L53CkyrYvXB/JE6m4h3AJuPRLBg> In-Reply-To: <41549.193.226.5.33.1201087601.squirrel@mail.roedu.net> References: <fa.bvfj5WRYM4TkklLxmpgK9vdqM8E@ifi.uio.no> <4c65bf9e-80e5-4c0b-acef-d9914a57679f@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <47728D80.5010507@zirakzigil.org> <475A8637.9020507@zirakzigil.org> <20071212155244.GJ1442@daemon.grid.kiae.ru> <4760114D.6020203@zirakzigil.org> <FZ4mJko0Sid9vm6uNWZcbCwQB48@SCyRCnsBHjFm/teUDw7ZY9jGvfs> <47950952.6040909@roedu.net> <a9614w/m/NEnSoIiPTPh4/uowc0@Bh3KkpMJSlNKovi1bWYCmMEWisk> <41549.193.226.5.33.1201087601.squirrel@mail.roedu.net>
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Cristian, good day. Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 01:26:41PM +0200, cristi@roedu.net wrote: > >> I just ran into the same problem. In xorg.conf I explicitly told the > >> synaptics driver to use "psm" and "/dev/psm0", but the error message > >> would > >> suggest that it uses "event". > >> > >> Also, I tried to change the source code of the synaptics driver > >> (synaptics.c) and hard-coded "psm" as the only driver, no matter what > >> xorg.conf says. Synaptics still would not start, but this time > >> complaining > >> that no device was specified. Please note that I had "Device" in my > >> xorg.conf, but the error suggests that the driver ignored it. > > Suppose I use the attached xorg.conf file, at some point, > /var/log/Xorg.0.log shows the following error: > > (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.14.6 (1406) > Synaptics_Touchpad no synaptics event device found (checked 10 nodes) > Synaptics_Touchpad The /dev/input/event* device nodes seem to be missing > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: No Device specified. > Synaptics driver unable to open device > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics_Touchpad" > (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics" > > As you said, it looks like synaptics is trying to use the "auto" protocol, > although the configuration file tells it to use "psm". > > Now, if I put the attached patch in x11-drivers/synaptics/files, using the > same xorg.conf, synaptics will fail like this: > > (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.14.6 (1406) > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: No Device specified. > Synaptics driver unable to open device > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics_Touchpad" > (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics" > > It almost looks as if I have to hardcode the device too, because synaptics > certainly ignores my options. This is a sort of 'ping' mail, sorry. To the point: I had reproduced the problem and will start looking into it once this message will fly from my mailserver. Stay tuned ;)) -- Eygene
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