Your message dated Sun, 6 Mar 2011 03:24:15 +0100 with message-id <20110306022415.GA16348@debian.org> and subject line Re: Bug#588566: xserver-xorg-input-all: For amd64 should depend on xserver-xorg-input-kbd and xserver-xorg-input-mouse has caused the Debian Bug report #588566, regarding xserver-xorg-input-all: For amd64 should depend on xserver-xorg-input-kbd and xserver-xorg-input-mouse to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact owner@bugs.debian.org immediately.) -- 588566: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588566 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact owner@bugs.debian.org with problems
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- Subject: xserver-xorg-input-all: For amd64 should depend on xserver-xorg-input-kbd and xserver-xorg-input-mouse
- From: "Alan W. Irwin" <irwin@beluga.phys.uvic.ca>
- Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:04:19 -0700
- Message-id: <20100709180419.30381.11504.reportbug@localhost.localdomain>
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. -- no debconf information
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- To: "Alan W. Irwin" <irwin@beluga.phys.uvic.ca>, 588566-done@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Re: Bug#588566: xserver-xorg-input-all: For amd64 should depend on xserver-xorg-input-kbd and xserver-xorg-input-mouse
- From: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
- Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 03:24:15 +0100
- Message-id: <20110306022415.GA16348@debian.org>
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Hi Alan, Alan W. Irwin <irwin@beluga.phys.uvic.ca> (26/02/2011): > I do plan to give inputattach a quick try once I move from Debian > Squeeze to Debian testing (probably in 6-12 months after testing has > had a chance to settle down for a while), but if the inputattach > method doesn't work, I will still need to fallback to the legacy > approach at that point. ok. > Of course, this discussion is all just a side issue to my original > bug report on the missing dependency issue for the legacy approach. > Please fix that! Also, please remove the moreinfo tag. Please don't “!” me. I'm not convinced this is a bug to only pull evdev on Linux. AFAICT if it doesn't work for your device, that's a bug (could be in the kernel, in the server, or in the driver) which ought to be fixed. So back to the initial bug report, closing. Feel free to file one (probably against xserver-xorg-input-evdev, that should be a good start) if you want us to look into it. KiBi.Attachment: signature.asc
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