Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:48:27 +0100 From: Dominic Fandrey <kamikaze@bsdforen.de> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>, mpd <mpd@jesters-court.net> Subject: Re: upgraded to 8, no mouse is broken Message-ID: <4B224DAB.7080700@bsdforen.de> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912102130360.8253@wonkity.com> References: <20091211025508.GA4357@jesters-court.net> <4ad871310912101919j6876f01cp3bd24629ca089fc5@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912102130360.8253@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 10 Dec 2009, Glen Barber wrote: > >> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:55 PM, mpd <mpd@jesters-court.net> wrote: >>> I just updated my system from 7.2 to 8.0 STABLE. What do I need to do to >>> make my mouse work in X again? This system has an unbroken chain of >>> fbsd since 2.2.6, but I'm about to drop it due to this. This is >>> horrible. >>> >> >> Since you have given no information on what the symptoms are, nor on >> what you have tried, I'll take a long-shot here: >> >> Have a look ate the 20090124/20090123 entries of /usr/ports/UPDATING > > That information was current a year ago, but is outdated now. Please > see the Handbook section on X11 configuration instead: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html > > More specifically, AllowEmptyInput is a source of problems: > > http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2009-December/003807.html That is, if you think HAL can be fixed. A deluded assumption in my opinion. HAL is broken by design and should not be activated. -- A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
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