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bagas
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 8:27 am Post subject: reconfiguring the keyboard and mouse to evdev

Hello.
Reconfiguring the keyboard and mouse to evdev.

Code:

egrep evdev /etc/make.conf
INPUT_DEVICES="evdev"

Code:

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "evdev"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us,ru(winkeys)"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:ctrl_shift_toggle,grp_led:caps,ctrl:nocaps"
EndSection

Added support in the core.

Code:

Device Drivers --->
Input device support --->
<*> Event interface
[*] Mice --->
<*> PS/2 mouse
-*- Keyboards --->
<*> AT keyboard

Code:

Device Drivers --->
HID support --->
<*> HID bus support
<*> Generic HID driver
USB HID support --->
<*> USB HID transport layer

Code:

Device Drivers --->
[*] USB support --->
[*] Improved Transaction Translator scheduling

Code:

emerge xorg-server xorg-drivers -pv

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild R ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.20.7:0/1.20.7::gentoo USE="elogind suid udev xorg -debug -dmx -doc -ipv6 -kdrive -libglvnd -libressl -minimal (-selinux) -static-libs -systemd -unwind -wayland -xcsecurity -xephyr -xnest -xvfb" 0 KiB
[ebuild R ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.20-r2::gentoo INPUT_DEVICES="evdev -elographics -joystick -libinput -synaptics -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia -amdgpu -ast -dummy -fbdev (-freedreno) (-geode) -glint -i915 -i965 -intel -mga -nouveau -nv (-omap) -qxl -r128 -radeon -radeonsi -siliconmotion (-tegra) (-vc4) -vesa -via -virtualbox -vmware" 0 KiB

recompiled emerge @x11-module-rebuild

Code:

qlist -IUv | grep xf86
x11-apps/xf86dga-1.0.3
x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.10.6
x11-libs/libXxf86dga-1.1.5 -abi_mips_n32 -abi_mips_n64 -abi_mips_o32 -abi_ppc_32 -abi_ppc_64 -abi_s390_32 -abi_s390_64 -abi_x86_32 abi_x86_64 -abi_x86_x32 -doc -static-libs
x11-libs/libXxf86vm-1.1.4-r1 -abi_mips_n32 -abi_mips_n64 -abi_mips_o32 -abi_ppc_32 -abi_ppc_64 -abi_s390_32 -abi_s390_64 -abi_x86_32 abi_x86_64 -abi_x86_x32 -static-libs

I reboot the computer, there is no support for evdev.
Eempty.
grep evdev /var/log/Xorg.0.log
What to do, what else to rebuild?

krinn
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Joined: 02 May 2003
Posts: 7470

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 9:29 am Post subject:

Here's my evdev conf

Code:

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/97-evdev.conf
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "mouse-all"
MatchIsPointer "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Driver "evdev"
Option "AutoServerLayout" "on"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
Identifier "keyboard-all"
MatchIsKeyboard "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Driver "evdev"
Option "XkbLayout" "fr"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "AutoServerLayout" "on"
EndSection

try, the main difference is the MatchDevicePath entry

charles17
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Joined: 02 Mar 2008
Posts: 3685

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 9:36 am Post subject: Re: reconfiguring the keyboard and mouse to evdev

bagas wrote:

Reconfiguring the keyboard and mouse to evdev.

Is there a certain reason for not using libinput?

bagas
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Joined: 29 Jun 2018
Posts: 213

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 9:45 am Post subject: Re: reconfiguring the keyboard and mouse to evdev

charles17 wrote:

bagas wrote:

Reconfiguring the keyboard and mouse to evdev.

Is there a certain reason for not using libinput?

I want the same configs on computers.
To use evdev.
I want to understand why it does not work.

charles17
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Joined: 02 Mar 2008
Posts: 3685

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 9:59 am Post subject: Re: reconfiguring the keyboard and mouse to evdev

bagas wrote:

Code:

Compare to https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Evdev#Keyboard_layout

bagas
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Posts: 213

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 10:06 am Post subject: Re: reconfiguring the keyboard and mouse to evdev

charles17 wrote:

bagas wrote:

Code:

Compare to https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Evdev#Keyboard_layout

What's wrong with the config?

ipic
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Posts: 432
Location: UK

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 10:11 am Post subject: Re: reconfiguring the keyboard and mouse to evdev

bagas wrote:

charles17 wrote:

bagas wrote:

Reconfiguring the keyboard and mouse to evdev.

Is there a certain reason for not using libinput?

I want the same configs on computers.
To use evdev.
I want to understand why it does not work.

Did you see this news article (eselect news list to find it):

Code:

2020-04-03-deprecation-of-legacy-x11-input-drivers
Title Deprecation of legacy X11 input drivers
Author Piotr Karbowski <slashbeast@gentoo.org>
Posted 2020-04-03
Revision 2

The Gentoo X11 Team is announcing the deprecation and future removal of
the legacy X11 input drivers x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse and
x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard. As of 2020-05-01 those input drivers
will be masked for removal.

These drivers have been deprecated for many years, first by
xf86-input-evdev and then by xf86-input-libinput.
etc...

charles17
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Joined: 02 Mar 2008
Posts: 3685

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 10:16 am Post subject:

Please wgetpaste your /var/log/Xorg.0.log so we could see what's in the errors.

krinn
Watchman

Joined: 02 May 2003
Posts: 7470

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 10:17 am Post subject: Re: reconfiguring the keyboard and mouse to evdev

bagas wrote:

What's wrong with the config?

I think it show in the wiki the keyword xkb_layout
I can tell you my xorg is running azerty and as such that the keyword XkbLayout is working fine
My conclusion is the wiki is bad saying that, without checking the validity of xkb_layout, all keywords used by xorg have for years been in the form of XkbSomething (like XkbModel, XkbVariant...)
oh i see, it use that keyword inside xorg.log

Code:

[ 131.389] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 131.389] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 131.389] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "fr"

bagas
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Posts: 213

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 2:09 pm Post subject:

charles17 wrote:

Please wgetpaste your /var/log/Xorg.0.log so we could see what's in the errors.

/var/log/Xorg.0.log
https://pastebin.com/GnV3RrnH

Why is this config ignored? /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf
/etc/X11/xorg.conf

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dri/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dri/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/encodings/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/util/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "freetype"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "type1"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
HorizSync 31.5 - 64.3
VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1152x864" "1024x768" "640x400"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "False"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection

Code:

# cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "evdev"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us,ru(winkeys)"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:ctrl_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll,ctrl:nocaps"
EndSection
serv0 ~ # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20opengl.conf
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib64/opengl/nvidia"
ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
EndSection

ipic
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Posts: 432
Location: UK

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 3:57 pm Post subject:

Code:

[ 9.002] (II) LoadModule: "kbd"
[ 9.002] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/kbd_drv.so

This indicates that you have the keyboard driver built. Since you do not explicitly load evdev, I think that the X server is loading kbd, and finding a match. I'm not sure why your choice does not override that, but it would be worth getting rid of the keyboard driver.

On my system, I have use entries in /etc/portage/package.use/10-system as follows:

Code:

*/* INPUT_DEVICES: libinput joystick
*/* INPUT_DEVICES: -keyboard -mouse

I'd suggest creating an entry (in make.conf, or a file in /etc/portage/package.use) that explicitly excludes keyboard. You can check with

Code:

emerge --info

before doing that to show that keyboard is being built (or not).

You could try explicitly loading evdev and see if that works before rebuilding.

ipic
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Posts: 432
Location: UK

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 4:01 pm Post subject:

Also, try adding this to your evdev config entry:

Code:

MatchIsKeyboard "on"

Jaglover
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Posts: 8291
Location: Saint Amant, Acadiana

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 4:10 pm Post subject:

Code:

[ 10.195] (**) Option "XkbRules" "base"
[ 10.195] (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
[ 10.195] (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"

This is from your log. (**) indicates this is the setting from config file.
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bagas
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Posts: 213

Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 5:10 pm Post subject:

Jaglover wrote:

Code:

[ 10.195] (**) Option "XkbRules" "base"
[ 10.195] (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
[ 10.195] (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"

This is from your log. (**) indicates this is the setting from config file.

I saw this, I don’t understand why the config does not want to be applied /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf
I decided to postpone the configuration for now, leave the kbd driver.
A computer in another city, after I’m in place, I’ll start setting up and bring up this topic.
Thank you all for your help.

Jaglover
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 5:47 pm Post subject:

Possibly it is overridden by another config file file which is sourced after 10-keyboard.conf. You can increase Xorg verbosity for further troubleshooting. _________________ My Gentoo installation notes. Please learn how to denote units correctly!

bagas
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 6:02 pm Post subject:

Jaglover wrote:

Possibly it is overridden by another config file file which is sourced after 10-keyboard.conf. You can increase Xorg verbosity for further troubleshooting.

You can increase Xorg verbosity for further troubleshooting?
I didn't understand.

Jaglover
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 6:10 pm Post subject:

Search, search ... how to increase Xorg verbosity. _________________ My Gentoo installation notes. Please learn how to denote units correctly!

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