281320 – Removal of xf86-input-evtouch some time after 6.9.2009

Bug 281320 - Removal of xf86-input-evtouch some time after 6.9.2009

Summary: Removal of xf86-input-evtouch some time after 6.9.2009

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal with 1 vote (vote)
Assignee:	Doug Goldstein (RETIRED)

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Blocks:	277521
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Reported:	2009-08-13 13:28 UTC by Tomáš Chvátal (RETIRED)
Modified:	2009-10-28 13:40 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Tomáš Chvátal (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-08-13 13:28:54 UTC

It needs <xorg-server-1.4 which is going to die.
Also I spoke with donnie and he agreed that normal evdev should workie with touchpad nowdays.

It was masked on 6.8. so

@Cardoe:
Please stop us from doing so by commenting on this bug :]
Also i am terribly sorry i didnt spot it is not our package so i didnt anounce it to you before i did actual mask. Thx to remi for pointing me to it.

Comment 1 Will 2009-10-06 22:06:16 UTC

I only just discovered this bug, after trying to restore Gentoo to my Samsung Q1, and finding the package gone from the repo.

There's a new 0.8.8 driver available, which appears to work with x.org 1.6 on Debian;  I'm trying to get this going on my Samsung Q1, including some Ubuntu HAL patches, and the "drag" patch.
I tried to find info. on how to get eGalax drivers working with evdev, but the reports I've found seem to suggest it is unreliable, where evtouch is supposedly mostly reliable -- it works well for me under Debian, for example.

Comment 2 Rémi Cardona (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-10-28 13:40:33 UTC

Forgot to close this bug.

Thanks