Best upgrade method to Xserver1.5 with Hal and evdev

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shgadwa · Post by **shgadwa** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:45 pm

You know what... thank you all for your time and help but I have so many other problems (related to not setting the CFLAGS and USE flags properly BEFORE compiling everything. I have learned a lot though. I think I will just do a reinstall now. I have been getting faster at it each time and learning more each time.

Be Blessed.

~Shawn

EDIT: If anyone wants to help me before I do the install, please see this link. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-55 ... ml#5562518

God bless you all.

VoidMage · Post by **VoidMage** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:03 pm

There's no 'qwerty' variant for 'gb' layout either.
Doesn't empty variant work for you or do you have more random strings to test ?

FizzyWidget · Post by **FizzyWidget** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:11 am

it was in the file you told me to look at, i have removed it now anyway and the touchpad is working, as i have already stated

d2_racing · Post by **d2_racing** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:33 am

Also, before starting your migration, a good advice is to run this :

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# lshal

With that, you will see what HAL detect and also what config you use actually.

VoidMage · Post by **VoidMage** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:55 am

You've probably misunderstood that file, I said there was no variant 'qwerty'
for 'gb' layout - except for empty value, the only ones I see are

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  intl            gb: International (with dead keys)
  dvorak          gb: Dvorak
  dvorakukp       gb: Dvorak (UK Punctuation)
  mac             gb: Macintosh
  colemak         gb: Colemak

FizzyWidget · Post by **FizzyWidget** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:34 am

more than likely i was up early and was rather tired by the time i had completed the update - tired body tired eyes

even the quick touch bar works now

d2_racing · Post by **d2_racing** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:29 pm

Nice

Can you post your fdi files then

FizzyWidget · Post by **FizzyWidget** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:04 pm

they were copied from yours

- but as you asked

10-x11-input.fdi

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
    <!-- Mouse configuration -->
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.mouse">
      <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">evdev</merge>
    </match>

    <!-- Keyboard configuration -->
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keymap">
      <append key="info.callouts.add" type="strlist">hal-setup-keymap</append>
    </match>
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keys">
      <merge key="input.xkb.model" type="string">evdev</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">evdev</merge>
      <merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string">gb</merge>
      <append key="input.xkb.options" type="strlist">compose:menu</append>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

11-x11-synaptics.fdi

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad">
      <match key="info.product" contains="Synaptics TouchPad">
        <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
   <merge key="input.x11_options.SHMConfig" type="string">on</merge>
   <!-- Tapping -->
        <merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton1" type="string">1</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton2" type="string">2</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton3" type="string">3</merge>
   <!-- Scrolling up/down -->
        <merge key="input.x11_options.VertEdgeScroll" type="string">1</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.HorizEdgeScroll" type="string">1</merge>
        <!-- Corner clicks -->
        <merge key="input.x11_options.RBCornerButton" type="string">2</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.RTCornerButton" type="string">3</merge>
      </match>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

xorg.conf

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Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "X.org Configured"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
#	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
#	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection


Section "Server Flags"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "on"
Option "AutoEnableDevices" "on"
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "on"
EndSection


Section "Files"
#	RgbPath      "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
	ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "wfb"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "GLcore"
	Load  "record"
#	Load  "dri"
	Load  "xtrap"
	Load  "type1"
	Load  "freetype"
EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
#	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
#	Driver      "kbd"
#EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
#	Identifier  "Mouse0"
#	Driver      "mouse"
#	Option	    "Protocol" "auto"
#	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
#	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
#EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
	ModelName    "Monitor Model"
	HorizSync    49
	VertRefresh  60
	DisplaySize 339 212
	Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Card0"
	Driver      "nvidia"
	VendorName  "nVidia Corporation"
	BoardName   "Unknown Board"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
	VideoRam    262144
	Option     "NoLogo" "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Card0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     1
		Modes   "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     4
		Modes   "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     8
		Modes   "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     15
		Modes   "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
		Modes   "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes   "1280x800"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
EndSection
	
Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

d2_racing · Post by **d2_racing** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:42 am

For an unknown reason, one of my friends, cannot use the 10-x11-input like in my example, instead he must use this one :

10-keymap.fdi

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <!-- -*- SGML -*- -->
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keymap">
      <append key="info.callouts.add" type="strlist">hal-setup-keymap</append>
    </match>

    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keys">
      <merge key="input.xkb.rules" type="string">base</merge>

      <!-- If we're using Linux, we use evdev by default (falling back to
           keyboard otherwise). -->
      <merge key="input.xkb.model" type="string">keyboard</merge>
      <match key="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer:system.kernel.name"
             string="Linux">
        <merge key="input.xkb.model" type="string">evdev</merge>
      </match>

      <merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string">ca</merge>
      <merge key="input.xkb.variant" type="string">fr</merge>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

Can someone explain to me what is going on ?

This is his lshal : http://www.gentoo-quebec.org/index/Conf ... o_xorg_1.5

I tought that the migration was universal...

dberkholz · Post by **dberkholz** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:49 am

What works is pretty dependent on hal version and xorg-server version. Some xorg-server versions ignore whole groups of options.

d2_racing · Post by **d2_racing** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:13 am

Hi Donnie, he uses Xorg-Server 1.5.3 in a ~x86 Arch and he also uses Funtoo

Maybe it's the matching key that doesn't work on his box.

d2_racing · Post by **d2_racing** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:34 am

Is there a way Donnie to make sure that the options will always works ? Maybe removing the matching keys ?

d2_racing · Post by **d2_racing** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:39 am

I will ask him to run this file :

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keys">
    <merge key="input.xkb.model" type="string">evdev</merge>
    <merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string">ca</merge>
    <merge key="input.xkb.variant" type="string">fr</merge>
  </match>
</deviceinfo>

And also this one :

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
    <merge key="input.xkb.model" type="string">evdev</merge>
    <merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string">ca</merge>
    <merge key="input.xkb.variant" type="string">fr</merge>
</deviceinfo>

VoidMage · Post by **VoidMage** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:34 pm

Have him do something like this:

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xmllint --dtdvalid fdi.dtd /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11-input.fdi |less

fdi.dtd comes from hal tarball.

This way we'll see if there no unobvious typo in his fdi file.

And I ask again:
isn't the hal-setup-keymap part redundant ?
That program is undocumented AFAICT (searching the hal tarball), but it seems to be used
only if you are doing key remapping (via input.keymap.data).
Though a man page or a README would be nice.

And why are you still using old style of the options ?

shgadwa · Post by **shgadwa** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:24 pm

Just wanted to let everyone know that I upgraded my Xorg again... and xorg-server. I reinstalled the synaptics driver and then did everything the way everyone said, in this thread... and, it works!! Both the keyboard and mouse is working beautifully.

d2_racing · Post by **d2_racing** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:27 pm

VoidMage wrote:And why are you still using old style of the options ?

Really, can you post the new style plz ?

VoidMage · Post by **VoidMage** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:40 pm

In example (that I posted here many times) my fdi file looks like this:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keys">
          <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbRules" type="string">evdev</merge>
          <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbModel" type="string">evdev</merge>
          <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbLayout" type="string">pl</merge>
          <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbOptions" type="string">altwin:menu</merge>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

As for your problem: could it be that the editor, your friend is using, is dropping BOMs or
something alike ?

d2_racing · Post by **d2_racing** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:56 pm

Alright then, if I have some time tomorrow, I will test it with my ~amd64 box

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keys">
          <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbRules" type="string">evdev</merge>
          <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbModel" type="string">evdev</merge>
          <merge key="input.xkb.layout" type="string">ca</merge>
          <merge key="input.xkb.variant" type="string">fr</merge>
          <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbOptions" type="string">compose:menu</merge>
   </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

d2_racing · Post by **d2_racing** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:57 pm

By the way, altwin:menu is for what and the same goes for compose:menu ???

VoidMage · Post by **VoidMage** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:30 pm

Once again, read /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.lst.

d2_racing · Post by **d2_racing** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:15 am

For the record, he uses your fdi file (VoidMage) and it's WORKING.... so many thanks and I will try your fdi file this afternoon

azp · Post by **azp** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:48 pm

Hi guys, I just wanted to add my findings regarding this! I posted my own thread since I didn't get enough info in this one, and after some fiddling around I managed to solve it myself (with the extra help of re-reading this thread again).

Thanks! My answers:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-74 ... ight-.html

d2_racing · Post by **d2_racing** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:28 pm

When this xorg-server will hit the stable branch...then we will have a lot of theads here...

azp · Post by **azp** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:36 pm

Hehe can't wait, right?

Maybe a "conversion script" should be written by a dev? It's not like the syntax is hard to translate, and the old script that is linked to from this thread is sadly gone now. I believe that that script still used the old syntax (input.xkb.model) instead of the new one (input.x11_options.XkbModel).

But I guess that they are working on it?

VoidMage · Post by **VoidMage** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:40 pm

Which one: 1.5.3 or 1.6.0 ?
Cause the second one may actually simplify things
- i.e. for touchpad SHM setting will be superseded
by input properties.