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Dec 27, 2010, 3:52 PM
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Re: [EXAMPLE] Configuring xorg without hal
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On 12/27/2010 06:03 AM, walt wrote:
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> My new (post-hal) mouse config:
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> Section "InputClass" <----- note the new word "Class", not "Device"
> Identifier "trackball" <----- can be anything you want
> MatchProduct "ImExPS" <-----*new*. Matches the product name!
Clarification about that MatchProduct keyword:
Hal and udev differ slightly in the way they identify hardware devices
(is anyone surprised?).
When I run 'lshal' to display all my hardware, I see this about the mouse:
info.product = 'ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse'
Now for the confusion. When I run 'udevadm info --export-db" I see:
E: PRODUCT=11/2/6/6d
E: NAME="ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse"
Note that MatchProduct in the xorg.conf file really wants the udev NAME,
*not* the udev PRODUCT.
I suppose the MatchProduct keyword was selected back in the day when
hal was still the boss instead of a has-been. "MatchName" would be much
less confusing than "MatchProduct". But don't hold your breath waiting
for it to change.
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Re: [EXAMPLE] Configuring xorg without hal