Bug#558318: xserver-xorg-input-mouse: Missing trackball support

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

reassign 558318 xserver-xorg-input-evdev
tag 558318 moreinfo
tag 558318 - patch
kthxbye

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 13:13:15 +0000, ael wrote:

> Julien Cristau wrote:
> >On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 20:18:14 +0000, ael wrote:
> >
> >>Package: xserver-xorg-input-mouse
> >>Version: 1:1.4.0-4
> >>Severity: important
> >>Tags: patch
> >>
> >>Most logitech trackballs do not work because there is no fdi file included.
> >>Either such a file needs to be included in this package since trackballs
> >>are perhaps variants of mice, or there needs to be an extra package
> >>"xserver-xorg-input-trackball".
> >>
> >You're not using xserver-xorg-input-mouse, and there's no patch in this
> >bug.  I have no idea what you think the bug is...
> 
> You mean because I am using evdev rather than mouse-drv ?
> 
> If so, yes, I guess that is right. So I am bug-reporting against the
> wrong package?
> 
Yes.  Fixed now.

> My problem is that the Trackballs don't work with the current
> default hal mechanism, and the fix is simple with the fdi file I
> have provided.
> 
You'll need to explain in more details what doesn't work, so that it can
be fixed properly instead of hacked around in an fdi file.

Cheers,
Julien