From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 7 19:05:37 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 983CF106566B for ; Mon, 7 Dec 2009 19:05:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=585aef4c5=pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com) Received: from ip-relay-001.utdallas.edu (ip-relay-001.utdallas.edu [129.110.20.111]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 658888FC17 for ; Mon, 7 Dec 2009 19:05:37 +0000 (UTC) X-Group: RELAYLIST X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.47,356,1257141600"; d="scan'208";a="23597440" Received: from smtp3.utdallas.edu ([129.110.20.110]) by ip-relay-001.utdallas.edu with ESMTP; 07 Dec 2009 12:36:40 -0600 Received: from utd65257.utdallas.edu (utd65257.utdallas.edu [129.110.3.28]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp3.utdallas.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0AE344EF37; Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:36:40 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:36:38 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl To: Warren Block Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: <015b01ca751e$02b58680$08209380$@rr.com> <4B197F38.4040008@gmail.com> <002701ca7537$0cb8a900$2629fb00$@rr.com> <20091204210840.W81190@familysquires.net> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.6 (Linux/x86) X-Munged-Reply-To: Figure it out MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: Free BSD Questions list Subject: RE: Xorg - no mouse and no keyboard X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Paul Schmehl List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:05:37 -0000 --On Saturday, December 05, 2009 11:49:04 -0600 Warren Block wrote: > > Try manually configuring mouse and keyboard in xorg.conf again, but only > with AutoAddDevices Off, no AllowEmptyInput line. The xorg.conf man > page says "If AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using the kbd, mouse, or > vmmouse driver are ignored." > Warren, thanks. This solved my problem. I have no idea why hald stopped working, but I was able to overcome the problem by manually configuring the mouse and keyboard in xorg.conf and adding Option "AutoAddDevices" "Off" to the ServerFlags section. -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson