Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:15:37 -0800 From: Joe Kelsey <joe@zircon.seattle.wa.us> To: Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Sebastien Chassot <seba.bsd@sinux.net>, FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: xorg 7.4 keyboard localisation (xorg.conf vs hal) Message-ID: <498889C9.4050607@zircon.seattle.wa.us> In-Reply-To: <1233674980.1492.103.camel@ferret.2hip.net> References: <1233506559.1023.16.camel@dhcppc0> <20090201171920.GB69316@torus.slightlystrange.org> <1233510597.1023.20.camel@dhcppc0> <49861DEA.6050000@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <1233539822.1534.68.camel@ferret.2hip.net> <4987470D.2090406@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <1233603589.1492.27.camel@ferret.2hip.net> <49875B07.2020704@zircon.seattle.wa.us> <1233608705.1492.42.camel@ferret.2hip.net> <1233670030.1018.8.camel@dhcppc0> <1233674980.1492.103.camel@ferret.2hip.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090801090607070009050105 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Robert Noland wrote: > On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:07 +0100, Sebastien Chassot wrote: > >> On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 16:05 -0500, Robert Noland wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 12:43 -0800, Joe Kelsey wrote: >>> >>>> Robert Noland wrote: >>>> >>>>> man xorg.conf search for Input... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> This provides absolutely no help. >>>> >>>> I look at my /var/log/Xorg.0.log and it tells me nothing. If I remove >>>> the keyboard and mouse input devices from xorg.conf, the log tells me >>>> that it is disabling all input devices and never says anything else. >>>> There is no evidence that hal does anything that X want to know about. >>>> How would I detect that my configuration file needs changing? Is there >>>> a message in Xorg.0.log to look for? Is there a help file somehwere >>>> which explains how to change your configuration file to allow hal to work? >>>> >>>> I cannot find any information anywhere in the system to allow me to >>>> debug my problems in any way. I want to have fully automatic >>>> configuration using whatever means will allow it. You explanations >>>> about the mysterious behavior of hal and xorg do not give me any >>>> information I can use in any way to solve my problems. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Set Options "AutoAddDevices" "off" and you have to configure everything >>>>> like you used to. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I WANT to use the new facilities. Is it possible to debug my >>>> configuration problems? Where do I start? How do I enable this magical >>>> new world of letting hal do things for me? What changes do I make to >>>> xorg.conf to allow this? >>>> >>> Ok, are you using gdm, xdm, or startx? >>> >>> You need to ensure that dbus and hald are running first. Set >>> dbus_enable="YES" and hald_enable="YES" in your rc.conf. >>> >> This FAQ says to remplace dbus/hal by gnome_enable="YES" >> > > Correct, if you using gnome, that will enable hal and dbus. > > zircon.zircon.seattle.wa.us$ ps xa | egrep hal\|dbus 789 ?? Is 0:00.12 /usr/local/bin/dbus-daemon --system 946 ?? Ss 0:17.94 /usr/local/sbin/hald 951 ?? IW 0:00.00 hald-runner 968 ?? IW 0:00.00 hald-addon-mouse-sysmouse: /dev/ums0 (hald-addon-mous 986 ?? S 0:09.15 hald-addon-storage: /dev/cd0 (hald-addon-storage) 1027 ?? IW 0:00.00 /usr/local/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session 1082 ?? IW 0:00.00 dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/local/bin/seahor 1083 ?? Is 0:00.92 /usr/local/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 7 --pri 42823 p1 DL+ 0:00.00 egrep hal|dbus Attached is /etc/rc.conf. /Joe > robert. > > >> http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#full-gnome >> >> --------------090801090607070009050105 Content-Type: text/plain; name="rc.conf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="rc.conf" # -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Sun Oct 23 06:00:05 2005 # Created: Sun Oct 23 06:00:05 2005 # Enable network daemons for user convenience. # Please make all changes to this file, not to /etc/defaults/rc.conf. # This file now contains just the overrides from /etc/defaults/rc.conf. defaultrouter="192.168.1.1" hostname="zircon.zircon.seattle.wa.us" ifconfig_sk0="inet 192.168.1.3 netmask 255.255.255.0" linux_enable="YES" nfs_server_enable="YES" nfs_client_enable="YES" rpcbind_enable="YES" rpc_statd_enable="YES" rpc_lockd_enable="YES" sshd_enable="YES" usbd_enable="YES" svscan_enable="YES" moused_enable="YES" # Run the mouse daemon. moused_type="auto" # See man page for rc.conf(5) for available settings. moused_port="/dev/ums0" # Set to your mouse port. moused_flags="-m 3=1 -m 1=3 -m 4=6 -m 6=4 -m 5=7 -m 7=5" mysql_enable="YES" sendmail_enable="NO" sendmail_submit_enable="NO" sendmail_outbound_enable="NO" sendmail_map_queue_enable="NO" gdm_enable="YES" dumpdev="NO" # This file now contains just the overrides from /etc/defaults/rc.conf. # Please make all changes to this file, not to /etc/defaults/rc.conf. # Enable network daemons for user convenience. ntpdate_flags=140.142.16.34 ntpdate_enable="YES" ntpd_enable=YES #amd_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" polkitd_enable="YES" hald_enable="YES" # The Fish generated deltas - Sat May 5 14:27:39 2007 weak_mountd_authentication="YES" # added by mergebase.sh local_startup="/usr/local/etc/rc.d" cupsd_enable="YES" apache22_enable="YES" --------------090801090607070009050105--
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