Problems installing rawhide and reporting thereof

[Jeremy Katz]

On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 14:37 -0400, Deji Akingunola wrote:
> On 10/26/05, Chris Lumens <clumens at redhat.com> wrote:
> > > 1. X failed to start (all three attempts) with the following error in
> > > the various X.log files:
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > > Synaptics no synaptics event device found (checked 10 nodes)
> > > Synaptics The /dev/input/event* device nodes seem to be missing
> > > Query no Synaptics: 6003C8
> > > (EE) Synaptics no synaptics touchpad detected and no repeater device
> > > (EE) Synaptics Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
> > > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics"
> > > No core pointer
> > >
> > > Fatal server error:
> > > failed to initialize core devices
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > > I tried plugging in a usb mouse, but the same error still happened.
> >
> > I fixed this on 10/14 and we did a build later that day, so it should be
> > fine.  On a test machine here, I see /dev/input/event{0-3} being
> > created.  After X fails, can you switch over to tty2 and check that
> > those exist?
> >
>  I still experienced the same error using a 10/25 tree.

This is because Chris changed it so we make the device nodes after
starting X.  Less useful.  The beating will commence shortly ;-)

Jeremy