Xorg 1.5 32-bit vs 64-bit [Solved]

pdr · l33t Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 618

My workstation is 32-bit, my server is 64-bit. I upgraded the workstation to Xorg 1.5 whereas it was a new install for the server. Have re-emerged the xf86-input-evdev and xf86-input-keyboard drivers. Neither machine has any files in /etc/hal/fdi/policy/. And I have a Saitek Eclipse (not II) keyboard.

On the workstation my Home key is not recognized. From other posts it sounds like I can get this working with xev and xmodmap, but IT WORKS FINE on the server! Workstation complete xorg.conf:

VinzC · Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject:

To be sure it's a hardware issue, you would have to, say, clone your workstation system onto your server so that they have the same bitness. Possible causes are (but not only) hardware (e.g. a bug in the controller) and software (a bug in the controller driver that only appears in the 32 bit version).

Also compare both /var/log/Xorg.0.log and check for any differences. Are you sure *all* files on both your systems are the same version? Since HAL manages devices, make sure it's the same version on both your server and workstation.
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pdr · l33t Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 618

Arrgh.
It would appear that if you have a .Xmodmap in your home directory it will get loaded even if your .xinitrc doesn't "xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap" any more. Moved .Xmodmap to XmodmapOld and stopped calling xmodmap <name of an empty file> in .xinitrc - used to try and get rid of problem - and Home works.

The strongest hint was that xev said my 110 keycode (Home) was translated into XF86AudioPause (which I had in there for mapping a key on my Ati X10 remote).