Bug#588566: xserver-xorg-input-all: For amd64 should depend on xserver-xorg-input-kbd and xserver-xorg-input-mouse
Package: xserver-xorg-input-all
Version: 1:7.5+6
Severity: normal
The default hot plugging X input system implemented using evdev
did not detect my serial mouse so I turned hot plugging off using
Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
Option "AutoEnableDevices" "False"
in the ServerFlags section of xorg.conf with corresponding InputDevice
sections that load the kbd and mouse drivers.
However, the result was a complete freeze because
xserver-xorg-input-kbd and xserver-xorg-input-mouse were not installed
by default by xserver-xorg-input-all. The issue was resolved by
installing those drivers, but wouldn't it be better to have them
installed by default for the benefit of those like me with hardware
where the evdev approach does not work?
Of course, if xserver-xorg-input-mouse and/or xserver-xorg-input-kbd
interfere with evdev, that is a different story, but I don't think
they affect it at all unless the user specifically is requesting kbd
and mouse drivers as I outlined above.
Alan W. Irwin
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages xserver-xorg-input-all depends on:
ii xserver-xorg-input-evd 1:2.3.2-6 X.Org X server -- evdev input driv
ii xserver-xorg-input-syn 1.2.2-2 Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Or
ii xserver-xorg-input-wac 0.10.5+20100416-1 X.Org X server -- Wacom input driv
xserver-xorg-input-all recommends no packages.
xserver-xorg-input-all suggests no packages.
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