On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 12:08:58PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > Søren Christensen wrote: > >On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 10:44:00AM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > >>Quite possibly you can fix this by finding the new device node of your > >>touchpad and putting that into your xorg.conf. The device node is > >>probably in the /dev/input directory, for example /dev/input/mouse0. A > >>quick way to try it is to become root and run > >> > >>cat /dev/input/mouse0 | hd > >> > >>or > >> > >>cat /dev/input/mouse1 | hd > >> > >>etc. > >> > > > > > >in /dev/input/ I find 13 files: > >event[0-3] > >js[0-3] > >mice > >mouse[0-3] > > > >I get the same message, with each file: no such device > > That might indicate a problem with udev: If the device is there it > should be possible to read from it. (If you pick the wrong device you > should simply get no output when you move your fingers across the > touchpad, but you should not get this error.) > > If I remember correctly the upgrade from Sarge to Etch takes you from an > old version of udev which still depends on hotplug to a newer version of > udev which includes the hotplug functionality and hence conflicts with > the hotplug package. This will lead to the removal of hotplug, and > problems can arise if its configuration files remain in place. Check the > status of udev and hotplug on your system: > > dpkg -l udev > dpkg -l hotplug > > Maybe that will give us a clue where things go wrong. >
Here is output from dpkg -l udev (with a danish locale): Ønsket=Ukendt/Installér/Afinstallér/Udrens/Tilbagehold | Status=Ikke/Installeret/Opsæt.-files/Upakket/Opsætn.-fejl/Halvt-inst. |/ Fjl?=(ingen)/Tilbageholdt/Geninst.-krævet/X=begge-dele (Status,Fjl: versaler=slemt) ||/ Navn Version Beskrivelse +++-==============-==============-============================================ rc udev 0.056-3 /dev/ management daemon Here is output from dpkg -l hotplug: Ønsket=Ukendt/Installér/Afinstallér/Udrens/Tilbagehold | Status=Ikke/Installeret/Opsæt.-files/Upakket/Opsætn.-fejl/Halvt-inst. |/ Fjl?=(ingen)/Tilbageholdt/Geninst.-krævet/X=begge-dele (Status,Fjl: versaler=slemt) ||/ Navn Version Beskrivelse +++-==============-===============-============================================ rc hotplug 0.0.20040329-22 Linux Hotplug Scripts /severino -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
