[SOLVED] help with XORG keyboard and mouse don't work

nikbhardwaj · 2009-09-02 20:10:53

hello
i've been using linux for some time now
but it's my first experience with arch

when i startx my keyboard and mouse freeze
i can do nothing and must restart my computer

i searched the arch wiki and think that the problem is due to the new xorg 1.5 hotplugging
which is why i added this to my xorg.conf

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "False"
EndSection

but it hasnt helped and the error persists
i have an nvidia geforce fx 500 card
and have the drivers installed for it

here is my xorg.conf file

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder57)  Thu Jun 25 19:52:48 PDT 2009


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
     Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
     Option "AllowEmptyInput" "False"
EndSection


Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 110.0
    VertRefresh     50.0 - 150.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

i don't know how to modify the hal config etc

please do help me out here
i really want to try out arch and kde 4.3
as i have heard a lot of praise about it

Last edited by nikbhardwaj (2009-09-04 17:43:51)

ploub · 2009-09-02 20:38:25

Make sure you have dbus and hal in your daemons array in /etc/rc.conf

wonder · 2009-09-02 20:42:05

if you disabled autodetecting input devices(which you did and i don't know why,"AutoAddDevices" "False") you have to install extra/xf86-input-mouse and extra/xf86-input-keyboard. or you can remove that line, start hal and then kde

Last edited by wonder (2009-09-02 20:44:56)

nikbhardwaj · 2009-09-04 17:43:13

>>wonder
your solution worked
i installed xf86-input-mouse xf86-input-keyboard
and now all's well

if i start hal and dbus first then can i uninstall these
if yes
how should i go about this
i've heard that hal can automount volumes too
i mount my local volumes in fstab
but that'll be great for usb media

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#1 2009-09-02 20:10:53

[SOLVED] help with XORG keyboard and mouse don't work

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