Bug#873361: xserver-xorg-input-evdev: Trackpoint on Lenovo Thinkpad USB Keyboards no more works under X
Control: reassign -1 xserver-xorg-input-evdev,xserver-xorg-input-joystick
Control: found -1 xserver-xorg-input-evdev/1:2.10.5-1
Control: found -1 xserver-xorg-input-joystick/1:1.6.3-1+b1
Hi,
Axel Beckert wrote on 27-Aug-2017:
> Package: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> Version: 1:2.10.5-1
[...]
> I recently rebooted my workstation (from kernel 4.11 to 4.12) and now
> the Trackpoint on my Lenovo Thinkpad USB Keyboard no more works under X.
>
> The last boot was on 14th of June 2017, shortly after midnight. And back
> then it still worked fine.
I was able to fix this issue by purging xserver-xorg-input-joystick.
But xserver-xorg-input-joystick was last (sourcefully) uploaded
18-Nov-2016 (and the last binNMU was on 24-Nov-2016), so nothing
changed in the package between those two reboots.
I also checked that I didn't install xserver-xorg-input-joystick
between those two reboots. Luckily I have /var/log/apt/history.log*
available back until April 2017. And thanks to etckeeper listing all
installed and removed packages upon automatic commits, I know that
xserver-xorg-input-joystick was already installed on 04-May-2016.
So I'm a little bit confused as I have no idea what change actually
could have triggered an issue which could be resolved by purging a
package which never changed in the relevant time frame.
Regards, Axel
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