[SOLVED] xorg keyboard: X won't start

bms · n00b Joined: 30 Dec 2016 Posts: 11

Hello all,

I've just installed Gentoo. I've followed the Gentoo Wiki to install both the Xorg server as well as the proprietary Nvidia Drivers. Both installed fine, but now I seem to have a problem with my Logitech G610 Gaming Keyboard. Whenever I try to "startx", I manage to see the nVidia logo for about one second, after that the X server start fails. The following lines from Xorg.log draw some attention:

Keruskerfuerst · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 8:46 pm Post subject:

Please read this:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89473

bms · n00b Joined: 30 Dec 2016 Posts: 11

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. The Keyboard indeed does have a wheel (to control the audio volume). After reading through the bug, I unmasked both libevdev and xf86-input-evdev and upgraded them to their newest versions (1.5.5 and 2.10.4). Alas, the same result: I still get the same error message. According to the bug report, the problem should be fixed in the 2.10.x branch.

Any other ideas? Can I somehow force Xorg to treat the Keyboard as a "standard" Keyboard without any fancy controls and all?

Jaglover · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 9:47 pm Post subject:

You need exactly one of them, not both. Use the one that works for you.
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bms · n00b Joined: 30 Dec 2016 Posts: 11

Hello there,

I'm not sure I understand you: both libraries were already installed (in slightly older versions). My guess is they were pulled in as dependencies by "xorg-server". All i did was upgrading both libraries to their newest versions (by unmasking them). I tried upgrading both libraries at the same time, and only one of them at a time - always the same result :cry:

Jaglover · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:15 pm Post subject:

Oh, my bad, I was thinking of libinput.

INPUT_DEVICES="libinput"
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bms · n00b Joined: 30 Dec 2016 Posts: 11

Happy new year to you all!

Turns out that despite the error message in Xorg.log (which is still there), everything works! Here is what I did:

I attached an old Keyboard and managed to finally install my Desktop environment + window manager. Turns out I mistook the X server falling back to the command-line for an abort, whereas it probably only was a short test cycle (displaying the logo and exiting). After i could boot into the desktop I switched Keyboards again and voila: it works, no additional Kernel modules needed :-)

Thanks for all your help!