Hi Bryce, Does xserver-xorg-input-synaptics provide evdev support ?
The problem is removing evdev will also remove: mythbuntu-desktop xorg xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg- input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics is already installed Here is what I can gather from gdb: # gdb /usr/bin/Xorg 2>&1 | tee gdb-Xorg.txt GNU gdb (Ubuntu/Linaro 7.4-0ubuntu1) 7.4 Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "i686-linux-gnu". For bug reporting instructions, please see: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>... Reading symbols from /usr/bin/Xorg...(no debugging symbols found)...done. (gdb) run -keeptty -dumbSched Starting program: /usr/bin/Xorg -keeptty -dumbSched [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1". X.Org X Server 1.11.3 Release Date: 2011-12-16 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-29-server i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux media 3.2.0-17-generic-pae #26-Ubuntu SMP Fri Feb 17 23:47:19 UTC 2012 i686 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-17-generic-pae root=/dev/mapper/vg_media-root ro Build Date: 22 February 2012 03:13:47AM xorg-server 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu4 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) Current version of pixman: 0.24.4 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Feb 24 07:31:19 2012 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0xb7cdd188 in ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (gdb) backtrace full #0 0xb7cdd188 in ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #1 0x8008d603 in NewInputDeviceRequest () No symbol table info available. #2 0x8007ad30 in InitInput () No symbol table info available. #3 0x8002521e in ?? () No symbol table info available. #4 0xb7c634d3 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 No symbol table info available. #5 0x800255b9 in _start () No symbol table info available. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/939023 Title: X server crashes when evdev is enabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/939023/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs