[newb] Will xorg still allow non-hal config?

vehemens vehemens at verizon.net
Thu Dec 4 07:53:32 PST 2008


On Wednesday 03 December 2008 09:21:51 pm Peter Hutterer wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 08:08:35PM -0800, vehemens wrote:
> > On Wednesday 03 December 2008 02:33:34 pm Peter Hutterer wrote:
> > > http://who-t.blogspot.com/2008/12/evdev-xorgconf-hal-and-other-fud.html
> > >
> > > That's a quick brain dump of input related things I could think of that
> > > are repeatedly asked on the list, irc, and bugreports. The information
> > > is accurate as of git master today and extends to server 1.5 (mostly)
> > > and server 1.6.
> >
> > Hate to be a bringer of bad news but "The evdev driver is the preferred
> > input driver. If you are not running Linux, then evdev is not available
> > for you and you can keep using the mouse/kbd drivers." is not correct.
>
> the statement is correct. If the keyboard driver doesn't work, please file
> a bug at bugs.freedesktop.org.

Actually that's two statements and the blog doesn't list the first one.  I 
filed a bug so you can correct your blog :>

By the way, what type of testing are you doing?
OS/kernel version(s)?
32 bit and/or 64 bit?



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