X Server 1.6.99.1 HAL <-> XI Problems

[Dan Nicholson]

2008/12/22 Florian Lier <fl0 at icram.de>:
> Dan Nicholson schrieb:
>
> 2008/12/22 Florian Lier <fl0 at icram.de>:
>
>
> Good evening everybody (CET),
>
> I'm currently testing Peter Hutterers' XI. AFAIK you don't
> need any device configuration via xorg.conf, instead you choose
> evdev (e.g. at /etc/hal/fdi/policy/mydevices.fdi) - then HAL should
> automagically add the devices (at least mouse & kbd) at startup.
>
> My System:
> ThinkPad x31
> Ubuntu 8.10 (2.6.27-11)
> GDM + Metacity
> Ati Mobile
>
> Here's the output of my (stable) 1.5.2 XServer:
>
> fl0 at m0thership:~$ xinput -version
> version 1.3.0
> fl0 at m0thership:~$ xinput --list --short
> "Virtual core keyboard"    id=0    [XKeyboard]
> "Virtual core pointer"    id=1    [XPointer]
> "Macintosh mouse button emulation"    id=2    [XExtensionPointer]
> "Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard"    id=3    [XExtensionKeyboard]
> "Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard"    id=4    [XExtensionKeyboard]
> "Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse"    id=5    [XExtensionKeyboard]
> "Razer Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse"    id=6    [XExtensionPointer]
>
> Next step: Logout - switch to TTY1 - login as root and start "X" like that:
>
> /etc/init.d/gdm stop
> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/my/path/to/the1.6.99.1/lib
> startx -- /my/path/to/the1.6.99.1/bin/Xorg :1
>
> ---- starts fine ---
>
> Output of my 1.6.99.1 XServer:
>
> root at mpx:~$ xinput --list --short
> "Virtual core keyboard"    id=0    [XKeyboard]
> "Virtual core pointer"    id=1    [XPointer]
> "<default pointer>"    id=2    [XExtensionPointer]
> "<default keyboard>"    id=3    [XExtensionKeyboard]
>
> ---------------------------
>
> 1. lshal and lsusb correctly lists the above devices.
> 2. restarting HAL doesn't help.
> 3. /my/path/to/the1.6.99.1/bin/xinput --create-master "f00" works, but
> there's obviously no device to reattach it :/
>
>
> Do you have evdev installed in
> /my/path/to/the1.6.99.1/lib/
> xorg/modules/input ? What does the log
> say? What do you have in xorg.conf?
>
> --
> Dan
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>
> Yes evdev is installed.
>
> Here's the log (also attached):
>
> This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
> It is not supported in any way.
> Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
> Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
> Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
> latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
> See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
>
> X.Org X Server 1.6.99.1
> Release Date: (unreleased)
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686
> Current Operating System: Linux fl0-mpx 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Fri Dec 19
> 16:29:52 UTC 2008 i686
> Build Date: 23 December 2008  12:14:23AM
>
>     Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>     to make sure that you have the latest version.
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>     (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>     (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (==) Log file: "/home/fl0/mpx/var/log/Xorg.2.log", Time: Tue Dec 23 00:41:31
> 2008
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
> (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
> (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
> (**) |   |-->Monitor "Configured Monitor"
> (**) |   |-->Device "Configured Video Device"
> (==) Not automatically adding devices
> (==) Not automatically enabling devices

As Peter mentioned, this implies that you have AutoAddDevices set to
no. Can you post your xorg.conf?

<snip>
> (EE) XKB: Couldn't open rules file /home/fl0/mpx/share/X11/xkb/rules/base

You may want to install xkeyboard-config to /home/fl0/mpx, or rebuild
xserver with --with-xkb-path=/usr/share/X11/xkb to use your distro's
XKB rules.

--
Dan