Re: Xorg installation

On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Don Wilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Now I suspect the problem here is because udev and virtual/udev were built
> with keymap support turned off.  That's the most terse way I can describe
> it.  This may be because of the desktop profile.
> I'm no developer.  I assume  keymap support was turned off for a reason.
> Can anyone enlighten me about this?
>
> The long story is that I knew saying my alpha was "locked up" was not a
> proper description.  I enabled login via a serial port.  Indeed, linux was
> working.  So, now I can kill X more gracefully.
> After running emerge -tav to reinstall xorg-servers, it told me that
> virtual/udev without keymap may cause input device autoconfiguration to
> fail.
> So, the -keymap flag is definitely set for udev and virtual/udev on my
> system.  I checked.
> My plan is to wait a bit in case someone offers advice.  Failing that, I'll
> try rebuilding udev and virtual/udev without turning off keymap. If/when
> that doesn't work, I'll investigate manual configuration of the xorg input
> devices.
>
> Adios,  DW
>

Enabling keymap support in udev sounds like it's worth a shot.

If you don't get a chance to try it I might soon. I'm updating my alpha now.

Thanks,
Matt