Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 04:52:24 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: David Benfell <benfell@parts-unknown.org> Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: All of a sudden, problems with X Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1407220449530.93805@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20140722040440.GA16353@munich.parts-unknown.org> References: <20140722024643.GA29536@munich.parts-unknown.org> <20140722051423.0cf369b9.freebsd@edvax.de> <20140722040440.GA16353@munich.parts-unknown.org>
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On Mon, 21 Jul 2014, David Benfell wrote: > Yes, I'm running HAL. I understand this is what makes detecting a USB > keyboard (I have a *full size* keyboard this way) and a USB mouse (my > precious trackball) possible. Not exactly. HAL provides hot-plugging, recognition of keyboards or mice that are connected after X has started. The latest versions of the FreeBSD port have support for doing this through devd. Without either, mice and keyboards work, but only if they were connected when X started.
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