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errror
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 Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:21 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] xorg-server not recognizing keys |
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Question, I installed xorg-server and edited my .xinitrc to open my wm (i3). I can do startx and get into the first config screen but it doesn't recognize my keys, or doesn't do anything when I press them. I can't move my mouse, either.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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toralf
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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I do have | Code: | | INPUT_DEVICES="evdev synaptics" |
within my /etc/portage/make.conf - what are your settings ? |
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errror
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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| toralf wrote: | I do have | Code: | | INPUT_DEVICES="evdev synaptics" |
within my /etc/portage/make.conf - what are your settings ? |
I have | Code: | | INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse joystick i965" |
in mine. I meant to put i965 in VIDEO_CARDS but the other input devices should work, no? |
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toralf
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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i965 is definitely wrong there but it is not the root cause of the non-working input devices.
Some meaningful error messages in /var/log/Xorg.0.log ? |
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errror
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| toralf wrote: | i965 is definitely wrong there but it is not the root cause of the non-working input devices.
Some meaningful error messages in /var/log/Xorg.0.log ? |
Can't post the log but I got a lot of errors saying "Warning: couldn't open module evdev" and "No input driver matching `evdev’
downloading the drivers rn
Edit: It worked! Thanks a lot for the help. |
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toralf
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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great, evdev is the preferred method nowadays AFAICT.
If your question is answered, pls put a "[solved]" in front of the title. |
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Logicien
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If you want to use the kbd and the mouse Xorg drivers, you have to create a Section "InputDevice" for the keyboard and an other one for the mouse and specify the driver for each. You can put this configuration in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ with .conf extension. By default Xorg use evdev to drive input devices. If evdev is not install, the keyboard and the mouse will not work.
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errror
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| toralf wrote: | great, evdev is the preferred method nowadays AFAICT.
If your question is answered, pls put a "[solved]" in front of the title. |
Didn't notice I could edit thread names, got it. I'll do it for my other thread too.
| Logicien wrote: | | If you want to use the kbd and the mouse Xorg drivers, you have to create a Section "InputDevice" for the keyboard and an other one for the mouse and specify the driver for each. You can put this configuration in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ with .conf extension. By default Xorg use evdev to drive input devices. If evdev is not install, the keyboard and the mouse will not work. |
Ah, I see. |
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