Description of problem:

Anaconda crashes when attempting to start the X server for the graphical
install.  The error in X.log indicates no synaptics event device was found, No
core pointer, failed to initialize core devices.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

buildstamp 200510180516.i386

How reproducible:

always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot graphical anaconda on a laptop with a Synaptics touchpad
2. select language and install method
  
Actual results:

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

Expected results:

Synaptics devices should be supported.

Additional info:

HP Omnibook 6000

Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1, fw: 5.4, id: 0x9b54b1, caps: 0x844793/0x0
serio: Synaptics pass-through port at isa0060/serio1/input0
input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad on isa0060/serio1
input: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint on synaptics-pt/serio0

-/bin/sh-3.00# ls -l /dev/input
total 0
crw-r--r--  1 root 0 13, 63 Oct 18 15:34 mice