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mouseman

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From: Outta nowhere

Registered: 2014-04-04

Posts: 291

[Solved] downgrade xorg-server -> no mouse and keyboard

I just did a clean install after making an rsync backup, following the install guide and installed xorg-server, xorg-apps, xorg-utils, xorg-xinit, xorg-twm, xterm. It installed the latest xorg-server, 1.18.

As an ATI/AMD user with R7 370, I have to install catalyst so I imported Vi0l0's key and added his repository to pacman.conf. I know about the incompatibility with the proprietary driver and xorg-server 1.18, so I installed xorg-server 1.17.4-2 from backup with pacman -U. It removed xorg-server 1.18 and xf86-input-evdev. I installed the latter from backup too, it's version 2.9.2-1.

I did the aticonfig --initial, added nomodeset to the kernel line and rebooted.

I can do startx, I see 3 xterms, but keyboard and mouse are not working. I can't CTRL-ALT-Fx, numlock doesn't respond, CTRL-ALT-DEL doesn't work. There is a mouse cursor but it doesn't move. I need to press the power button, Arch shuts down and I can power it on again.

I compared the xorg.conf file with the one I have in backup, it's the same.

Unfortunately I can't post xorg.0.log, but I can tell you what's in it . It complains about font paths not existing and that I need to run mkfontdir, I think that's always there on a clean install with just xorg. Other messages:

(II) the server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices. If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable autoadddevices.
...
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) No such file or directory.
...

Then there's a lot about video, then it complains about input devices:

(II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (dev/input/event4)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
... another 3 lines for event3
... continues the above for ATI HDMI devices
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Kingsis Peripherals ZOWIE Gaming MOUSE (dev/input/event0)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
....
... same for keyboard
...
Shutdown CMMQS (I pressed the power button).

Hopefully I provided enough information, I had to type that all over from the other monitor. But I just now realized I could have installed openssh and ssh'd into that box (duh!). Anyways, if you need the full log I can do that.

Thanks for the help!

Last edited by mouseman (2015-11-27 18:42:55)

mouseman

Member

From: Outta nowhere

Registered: 2014-04-04

Posts: 291

Re: [Solved] downgrade xorg-server -> no mouse and keyboard

Wow .. that took some figuring out, but I fixed it ...

I had to install xf86-input-libinput 0.15.0-1 as well.

All working now ... pfew!