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
Created attachment 120133 [details] X log file
Created attachment 120135 [details] anaconda syslog
Created attachment 120136 [details] XConfig.test
I fixed this just this past Friday when I discovered it doing an install on a new laptop. It's committed in CVS, but we haven't rebuilt anaconda just yet. As a workaround, you can hit scroll lock while anaconda is probing hardware just before it starts X, switch over to tty2, make the /dev/input/event* device nodes, switch back to tty1, and turn off scroll lock. Or, just give it a few days and we'll rebuild.