Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 18:34:43 +0200 (CEST) From: Christopher Arnold <chris@arnold.se> To: Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Keyboard not working in gnome? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905151828200.1493@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1242397220.1755.88.camel@balrog.2hip.net> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905140258190.98680@localhost> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905151253370.4466@localhost> <1242397220.1755.88.camel@balrog.2hip.net>
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On Fri, 15 May 2009, Robert Noland wrote: > On Fri, 2009-05-15 at 13:05 +0200, Christopher Arnold wrote: >> Hi again, >> >> some more input on this. >> >> In Xorg.0.log i see: >> (II) config/hal: Adding input device USB Receiver >> (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) >> (II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Keyboard >> (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8) >> (The at part makes sense, i only have USB on this machine) >> >> So i guess this is the problem and that a rebuild of gnome/X11 did not >> help. It seems fairly close to the issues with hald/xorg.conf that we saw >> the last time upgrading gnome. >> >> What is actually the right config nowdays? >> >> I have the following in xorg.conf: >> Section "ServerLayout" >> Identifier "Simple Layout" >> Screen "Screen 1" 0 0 >> InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" >> InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" >> Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" >> Option "AutoAddDevices" "off" >> EndSection > > Using the above, you shouldn't need the lines below. Your devices need > to be statically configured in xorg.conf. If you are using hald, then > remove both the AllowEmptyInput and AutoAddDevices lines above. I When i commment theese out i get neither keyboard or mouse. Also i notice in the xorg logfile that my "Keyboard1" gets ignored alltogether. That is if i would have got the keyboard to work i would have a us one instead of my swedish. >> And in /etc/rc.conf: >> bus_enable="YES" >> hald_enable="YES" >> If i comment these out then gdm dosn't even start since gdm requiers them i guess. And yes this is a cutnpaste error... Btw my config file and the logfiles are here: http://www.arnold.se/xorg.conf http://www.arnold.se/Xorg.0.log http://www.arnold.se/Xorg.0.log.old I guess i am doing a simple mistake somwhere, just cant figure what... /Chris >> Or does anyone have any hints on why a keyboard (that i'm currently >> writing on...) don't work in X11/Gnome? >> Any hints on debugging this? >> >> /Chris >> >> On Thu, 14 May 2009, Christopher Arnold wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> i'm currently debugging why my keyboard is not working in gnome, so i thought >>> i might throw out a quick question here if someone else have run into this? >>> >>> Details: >>> Im running 7.1-STABLE. >>> >>> It's a logitech wireless keyboard and mouse (connected with USB) that have >>> been woriking for a couple of years. (Actually i'm writing on it now, but in >>> a vty) Suddenly in the middle of a session everything hung, so i rebooted. >>> >>> Now i managed to login (That is it works in gdm!) but when i open a xterm or >>> any other program it does not work. (as in no keys work not even caps lock) >>> The mouse works perfectly. And since the mouse works i can use the GUI to >>> logout and back in gdm keyboard works again... >>> >>> My first thought was that i might have rebuilt some port affecting this, so >>> currently i'm rebuilding X11 and gnome. >>> >>> Have anyone else run into this? >>> Any hints on what might be wrong? >>> >>> /Chris >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- > Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> > FreeBSD >
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