[ltp] Strange problem with xorg, trackpoint and udev rules

Andreas Stemmer linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:45:47 +0200


Andreas Stemmer wrote:
> So, what is the difference between /dev/input/event3 and /dev/input/trackpoint which is a symlink to /dev/input/event3 ?

Ok, I think I found the answer:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-465797-highlight-logitech+preinit+returned+null.html

In short: the evdev driver works with /dev/input/event* names only, so
you shouldn't use udev rules but the name feature of evdev.