event device w/ kernel 2.6-test9

[glassjos]

Hello fellow gentoo-ers. I compiled in event device support into my kernel but I'm not seeing anything show up as /dev/input/eventXXX. I am trying to get my synaptics touchpad drivers working (it works fine now, but I like the synaptics driver for the options it supports.). I do get the /dev/input/mouse0 device, but like I said it looks like the event devices aren't working for whatever reason. I compiled the support into the kernel. ANy ideas?

Thanks!!

[TheCoop]

are you using the correct eventxxx node? also why do you need the event drivers when /dev/input/mice works fine?
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[glassjos]

Hey, thanks for the reply. I'm not getting any device nodes in /dev/input/eventXXX.

The /dev/input/mice devices do exist, at this point I'm trying to get the event devices to show up. I haven't had success with the 2.6.0 Synaptics Howto thread, and 90% of those who have seem to use the event device interface.

Thanks.

[crazy-bee]

Hmm the synaptics toucpad I have works fine with 2.6.0-test9.

What I did was:
- emerge x11-misc/synaptics
(I had to change the ebuild, it said it wont work wth xfree 4.3.0, and is masked, but I figured it works well)

- compiled event device as module; select synaptics touchpad compiled in

- changed the X11config file, according to the synaptics readme that came with when "emerge synaptics"

- modprove evdev before starting x11.

Thats it. Works perfect.

[glassjos]

Hey, thanks for the reply. It looks like the synaptics driver has a dependency on the masked xfree86-4.3.0-r4. I'm using r3, did you say the driver works with r3 and I should just force install it?

Currently I've just used a self compiled synaptics driver with 4.3.0-r3, and I haven't made any progress yet.

Thanks!!