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Bug#207159: does not take any CorePointer automaticaly



clone 207159 -1
retitle -1 xserver-xfree86: XF86Config-4(5x) should reference input driver manpages
tag -1 + upstream
thanks

On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 04:55:20PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> #include <hallo.h>
> * Michel Dänzer [Mon, Aug 25 2003, 04:44:30PM]:
> 
> > > but fails to start if the CorePointer option is not set on some device.
> > > Next thing I looked for is an option to force X start without a Core
> > > input device (I remember there was some) but the manpage does not
> > > contain any info about it, not does README.mouse.gz.
> > 
> > Are you looking for Option "AllowMouseOpenFail", which is documented in
> > the XF86Config-4 manpage? Alternatives would be making /dev/input/mice
> > the core pointer, or using the void driver for it.
> 
> Thanks, I somehow did not find out. However, the option does not help, X
> still fails when CorePointer is not set anywhere. And what I used now,
> is setting one /dev/input/mice profile as CorePointer and setting
> 
> X11_USBMICE_HACK=true
> 
> in the hotplug configuration. So X does not fail and USB mice work when
> I attach them after X start.
> 
> But is still not works automaticaly as described in XF86Config-4
> manpage.

Please mail this bug your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and the
corresponding XFree86 log file from /var/log when the X server fails in
this manner despite Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" being set.

> Another glitch: the manpage does not list mouse(4x) in the list or
> references but it would make sence.

Cloning bug to reflect this.

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