Re: [jazzplusplus-devel] New Mandriva Release?

[D.B. M. <db...@ho...>]

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> Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 21:25:09 -0700
> Subject: Re: [jazzplusplus-devel] New Mandriva Release?
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> PS>>
> PS>> The keyboard and mouse I use on the machine are
> PS>> wireless and produced by Logitec.  For all of
> PS>> the OSs I've used to this point, I've attached a
> PS>> single USB connector from the bluetooth receiver
> PS>> and that connection has worked for both the KB
> PS>> and mouse.  Today I connected a USB to KB (usually
> PS>> purple in color) adapter and hooked that up to the
> PS>> PS2 KB input.  Then I hooked up the PS2 mouse
> PS>> connector (usually green) to the PS2 mouse input
> PS>> on the MB.  When I only use the USB connector,
> PS>> this mouse input is unused.
> PS>>
> PS>> When I booted the Mandrive 2008.0 hard drive, it
> PS>> prompted me for the 2008.0 DVD so it could setup
> PS>> new inputs for X11.  After all of this, the KB and
> PS>> mouse seem to work all of the time.  I don't think
> PS>> this has anything to do with the BIOS upgrade, just
> PS>> the switch from a single USB connection (X must not
> PS>> have liked this) to a PS2 KB adapter on the USB
> PS>> connector and plugging in the previously unused PS2
> PS>> mouse cable from the logitec receiver.
> PS>>
> PS>> After all of this, I updated my Jazz++ source, built
> PS>> the code, and it's running.  I'll report back on the
> PS>> other thread w.r.t trying to solve Donald's latest
> PS>> Linux problem.
> PS>>
> PS>> I'm hoping all of my Mandiva hangs will now be fixed.
> PS>> I haven't even tried the 2008.1 disk I downloaded.
> 
> DM = D.B. Moore
> DM> Well done finding that one...it's one of those type
> DM> of problems that seem to defy rational logic....even
> DM> if the gear is branded 'logitec'...;-)
> DM>
> DM> It's also a bit strange it asked for the disk again.
> DM> because really, what you've done should only have
> DM> necessitated (at most) a few alterations to the
> DM> system xconfig....(if you want to send me your
> DM> xf86config file I could look and unravel what the
> DM> madriva makeup looks like)...
> 
> This is getting a bit off-topic for Jazz++, but I have attached two 
> xorg.conf files, the non-working file (xorg.conf.old) and the
> working version (xorg.conf).  You can diff them and see the difference 
> in the mouse configuration.
> 
> I figured a different driver was loaded.  That's why it needed the DVD.
> 

Just shining the torch light on this one last time here.....in your -original-
xorg.conf, you had ;

Section "InputDevice"                                                           
    Identifier "Mouse1"                                                         
    Driver "mouse"                                                              
    Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"                                            
    Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"                                                
EndSection

...which is what one would expect. After you did what you did
and after the disc did whatever, you've got ;

Section "InputDevice"                                                           
    Identifier "Mouse1"                                                         
    Driver "mouse"                                                              
    Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"                                            
    Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"                                                
EndSection                                                                      
                                                                                
Section "InputDevice"                                                           
    Identifier "Mouse2"                                                         
    Driver "evdev"                                                              
    Option "bustype" "0x0011"                                                   
    Option "relBits" "+0+1+2"                                                   
    Option "product" "0x0006"                                                   
    Option "vendor" "0x0002"                                                    
    Option "HWheelRelativeAxisButtons" "7 6"                                    
EndSection

.....this would suggest the event_device interface
which apparently the logitec mouse interface supports,
isn't being detected/configured when it's across the USB bus.

This looks like one of those goofy problems which,
I'll hazard a guess, may be fixed in the new 2008.1 set.

Torch off....


Regards,


Donald B
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