Bug#552450: synaptics on a packard bell dot_m u.sp/002 not working at all

[Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>]

On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:49:37 +0200, Arnt wrote in message 
<[🔎] 20110407104937.1405.88623.reportbug@celsius.local>:

> Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
> Version: 1.4.0-1+exp1
> Followup-For: Bug #552450

...

> ....with the following content:
> celsius:~# cat /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf 
> #
> # Catch-all evdev loader for udev-based systems
> # We don't simply match on any device since that also adds
> accelerometers # and other devices that we don't really want to use.
> The list below # matches everything but joysticks.
> 
> Section "InputClass"
>         Identifier "evdev pointer catchall"
>         MatchIsPointer "on"
>         MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
>         Driver "evdev"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputClass"
>         Identifier "evdev keyboard catchall"
>         MatchIsKeyboard "on"
>         MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
>         Driver "evdev"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputClass"
>         Identifier "evdev touchpad catchall"
>         MatchIsTouchpad "on"

..setting MatchIsTouchpad "off" here, works ok for me. 

>         MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
>         Driver "evdev"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputClass"
>         Identifier "evdev tablet catchall"
>         MatchIsTablet "on"
>         MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
>         Driver "evdev"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputClass"
>         Identifier "evdev touchscreen catchall"
>         MatchIsTouchscreen "on"
>         MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
>         Driver "evdev"
> EndSection
> celsius:~# cat /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf 
> Section "InputClass"
>         Identifier "touchpad catchall"
>         Driver "synaptics"
>         MatchIsTouchpad "on"

..setting MatchIsTouchpad "off" here, kills the keyboard for me,
the touchpad still works with a dead keyboard, so recovery to
the console for edits and resets, remains possible even without 
ssh sessions.

> EndSection
> celsius:~# 
> 
> ...I suspect "evdev touchpad catchall" conflicts with "touchpad
> catchall".

..and I can confirm leaving both "on" can kill both the keyboard and
the touchpad and to the point X doesn't respond to external rodents,
requiring power kill and cold reboot, I don't have ssh boxes handy.


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