[Grml] grml-x generated xorg.conf issues

[Michael Prokop]

* Wolfgang Scheicher <worf at sbox.tu-graz.ac.at> [20060922 15:15]:
> Am Friday, 22. September 2006 13:04 schrieb Michael Prokop:
> > * Wolfgang Scheicher <worf at sbox.tu-graz.ac.at> [20060922 10:15]:

> >> *) The frequency for tft's should be 60Hz. I have to run grml-x with the
> >> option -hsync 60-60, don't know if it's possible to have this detected
> >> automatically.

> > What does 'hwinfo --monitor' say?

> hmm, i can see the problem:

> root at grml ~ # hwinfo --monitor
[...]
>   Resolution: 1024x768 at 75Hz
>   Resolution: 1280x1024 at 75Hz
>   Resolution: 1280x1024 at 60Hz
>   Resolution: 1280x960 at 60Hz
>   Resolution: 1152x864 at 75Hz
>   Size: 376x301 mm
>   Driver Info #0:
>     Max. Resolution: 1280x1024
>     Vert. Sync Range: 56-75 Hz
>     Hor. Sync Range: 30-81 kHz
>     Bandwidth: 108 MHz
>   Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

> With that info it's not possible to know that 1280x1024 at 60Hz should be used i 
> guess. This values from hwinfo end up in the xorg.conf and the tft compains.

Yes. Basically X should handle the stuff on its own (using DCC),
something seems to be broken. :(

> >> *) I get 2 Entries for mouse in the xorg.conf
> >> One "USB Mouse" and one "PS/2 Mouse".
> >> This would not be that bad actually, but both use device /dev/input/mice,
> >> resulting in a unusable x (double mouse speed and every klick being a
> >> double klick)

> > grmlx -nops2 ...

> Well yeah, this does remove the entry.

Yes.

> But there still is the fact that both usb and ps/2 mice and propably all other 
> mice too are accessed by /dev/input/mice so doubt that a xorg.conf should be 
> created that put a pointer on the same device more than once.

> Actually i'm quite confused now, because i just found out that if i do a cat 
> on /dev/input/psaux and /dev/input/mouse0 and /dev/input/mice i always get 
> data, no matter if i connect the mouse on ps/2 or usb.
> I actually didn't expect to get data on psaux when i plug in on usb!

This is a limitation of current grml-x which is on my todo list for
rewrite of grml-x.

regards,
-mika-
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