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incripshin
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 Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: evdev/mouse drivers, HAL, and xorg-server-1.5 |
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I'm trying to get my mouse working with HAL and the new xorg-server-1.5. I could just put my configuration into /etc/X11/xorg.conf, but I'm trying to achieve the holy grail of hot-plugging my mouse. This is the closest thing I have to being usable with HAL:
/etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-razer.fdi:[/code]
| Code: | <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!-- vim: set sw=2 sts=2 et: -->
<deviceinfo version='0.2'>
<device>
<match key='info.capabilities' contains='input.mouse'>
<match key='info.product' string='Razer Razer 1600dpi Mouse'>
<merge key='input.x11_driver' type='string'>evdev</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.Resolution' type='string'>1600</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.Buttons' type='string'>9</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.Protocol' type='string'>ExplorerPS/2</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.ZAxisMapping' type='string'>4 5</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.ButtonMapping' type='string'>1 2 3 6 7 4 5 8 9</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.Sensitivity' type='string'>0.5</merge>
</match>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo> |
$ lshal
| Code: | ...
udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1532_1_noserial_if0_logicaldev_input'
info.capabilities = {'input', 'input.mouse'} (string list)
info.category = 'input' (string)
info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1532_1_noserial_if0' (string)
info.product = 'Razer Razer 1600dpi Mouse' (string)
info.subsystem = 'input' (string)
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1532_1_noserial_if0_logicaldev_input' (string)
input.device = '/dev/input/event11' (string)
input.originating_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1532_1_noserial_if0' (string)
input.product = 'Razer Razer 1600dpi Mouse' (string)
input.x11_driver = 'evdev' (string)
input.x11_options.ButtonMapping = '1 2 3 6 7 4 5 8 9' (string)
input.x11_options.Buttons = '9' (string)
input.x11_options.Protocol = 'ExplorerPS/2' (string)
input.x11_options.Resolution = '1600' (string)
input.x11_options.Sensitivity = '0.5' (string)
input.x11_options.ZAxisMapping = '4 5' (string)
linux.device_file = '/dev/input/event11' (string)
linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int)
linux.subsystem = 'input' (string)
linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/class/input/input14/event11' (string)
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Unfortunately, evdev does not support (hardly) any of the features of the 'mouse' driver. According to evdev(4), it supports only 'Emulate3Buttons' and 'Emulate3Timeout'. Yet, evdev does support keyboard options like 'XkbModel', but this isn't indicated anywhere in the manual. So this leads me to the question: is there any way to pass options like 'ZAxisMapping' to the evdev driver?
Assuming there's no way to get evdev to do what I want, I tried changing the driver for my mouse to 'mouse'. This is even worse, because starting X, the mouse jumps around the screen and clicks randomly. It's as if it is using the wrong device. Does the 'mouse' driver require a /dev/input/mouseX device, and not a /dev/input/eventX device? I seem to remember seeing examples of using the 'mouse' driver with HAL
Since all else has failed, I resorted to setting the HAL device to 'bogus' and re-enabling my old mouse configuration in /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the 'mouse' driver. So in summary:
1) Can I pass advanced mouse options to evdev somehow?
2) Will the 'mouse' driver not work with HAL?
3) Any other ideas?
Also, here are the versions I am running:
sys-apps/hal-0.5.11-r1 (-r2 available and unstable, but shouldn't fix anything according to its ChangeLog)
x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.0
x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.0.4
x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.3.0 |
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incripshin
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think this is advised, but I have a solution. I set the driver to 'mouse' and the value of 'input.device' to '/dev/input/by-id/usb-Razer_Razer_1600dpi_Mouse-mouse', which is a symlink to one of the /dev/input/mouseX devices. I hope I have been good entertainment for somebody. |
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Kollin
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| incripshin wrote: | | I don't think this is advised, but I have a solution. I set the driver to 'mouse' and the value of 'input.device' to '/dev/input/by-id/usb-Razer_Razer_1600dpi_Mouse-mouse', which is a symlink to one of the /dev/input/mouseX devices. I hope I have been good entertainment for somebody. |
Hello,
Did you set value of 'input.device' in the /etc//hal/policy/bla.fdi file or in some other place ? 
Thank you !
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incripshin
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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It looks like I even wrote myself a very helpful comment :).
/etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-razer.fdi
| Code: | <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!-- vim: set sw=2 sts=2 et: -->
<deviceinfo version='0.2'>
<device>
<match key='info.capabilities' contains='input.mouse'>
<match key='info.product' string='Razer Razer 1600dpi Mouse'>
<!--
This must remain set to 'mouse' and not 'evdev' until evdev starts
supporting the higher-order options like 'Sensitivity' and
'ButtonMapping'. When evdev comes around to this, the
'input.device' value should not be set anymore.
-->
<merge key='input.x11_driver' type='string'>mouse</merge>
<merge key='input.device' type='string'>/dev/input/by-id/usb-Razer_Razer_1600dpi_Mouse-mouse</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.Resolution' type='string'>1600</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.Buttons' type='string'>9</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.Protocol' type='string'>ExplorerPS/2</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.ZAxisMapping' type='string'>4 5</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.ButtonMapping' type='string'>1 2 3 6 7 4 5 8 9</merge>
<merge key='input.x11_options.Sensitivity' type='string'>0.5</merge>
</match>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo> |
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Kollin
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you 
EDIT: I got my mouse working again as it should *HUGS* incripshin
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