Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:32:51 +0200 From: Cristian KLEIN <cristi@roedu.net> To: Eygene Ryabinkin <rea-fbsd@codelabs.ru> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Giulio Ferro <auryn@zirakzigil.org>, nork@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Synaptics Message-ID: <47ACBC73.8070309@roedu.net> In-Reply-To: <Z4TRk7Qj0DtWvZDQo1sHpHvbbGE@L53CkyrYvXB/JE6m4h3AJuPRLBg> References: <fa.bvfj5WRYM4TkklLxmpgK9vdqM8E@ifi.uio.no> <4c65bf9e-80e5-4c0b-acef-d9914a57679f@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <47728D80.5010507@zirakzigil.org> <475A8637.9020507@zirakzigil.org> <20071212155244.GJ1442@daemon.grid.kiae.ru> <4760114D.6020203@zirakzigil.org> <FZ4mJko0Sid9vm6uNWZcbCwQB48@SCyRCnsBHjFm/teUDw7ZY9jGvfs> <47950952.6040909@roedu.net> <a9614w/m/NEnSoIiPTPh4/uowc0@Bh3KkpMJSlNKovi1bWYCmMEWisk> <41549.193.226.5.33.1201087601.squirrel@mail.roedu.net> <Z4TRk7Qj0DtWvZDQo1sHpHvbbGE@L53CkyrYvXB/JE6m4h3AJuPRLBg>
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Eygene Ryabinkin a scris: > Cristian, good day. > > Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 01:26:41PM +0200, cristi@roedu.net wrote: >>>> I just ran into the same problem. In xorg.conf I explicitly told the >>>> synaptics driver to use "psm" and "/dev/psm0", but the error message >>>> would >>>> suggest that it uses "event". >>>> >>>> Also, I tried to change the source code of the synaptics driver >>>> (synaptics.c) and hard-coded "psm" as the only driver, no matter what >>>> xorg.conf says. Synaptics still would not start, but this time >>>> complaining >>>> that no device was specified. Please note that I had "Device" in my >>>> xorg.conf, but the error suggests that the driver ignored it. >> Suppose I use the attached xorg.conf file, at some point, >> /var/log/Xorg.0.log shows the following error: >> >> (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.14.6 (1406) >> Synaptics_Touchpad no synaptics event device found (checked 10 nodes) >> Synaptics_Touchpad The /dev/input/event* device nodes seem to be missing >> (EE) xf86OpenSerial: No Device specified. >> Synaptics driver unable to open device >> (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics_Touchpad" >> (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics" >> >> As you said, it looks like synaptics is trying to use the "auto" protocol, >> although the configuration file tells it to use "psm". >> >> Now, if I put the attached patch in x11-drivers/synaptics/files, using the >> same xorg.conf, synaptics will fail like this: >> >> (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.14.6 (1406) >> (EE) xf86OpenSerial: No Device specified. >> Synaptics driver unable to open device >> (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics_Touchpad" >> (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics" >> >> It almost looks as if I have to hardcode the device too, because synaptics >> certainly ignores my options. > > This is a sort of 'ping' mail, sorry. To the point: I had reproduced > the problem and will start looking into it once this message will > fly from my mailserver. Stay tuned ;)) Thank you very much for 'pinging'. :) As the driver synaptics driver din not change for month, I speculate there might have been a change in the Xorg API, especially related to sucking configuration options. Is there any way I could help?
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