X error - bad device

[jrleighton]

After compiling Vidalia (www.vidalia-project.org) which required a qt install on my kubuntu box, I now run the Vidalia binary and get the below:-

X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Extension: 147 (XInputExtension)
Minor opcode: 3 (X_OpenDevice)
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Extension: 147 (XInputExtension)
Minor opcode: 3 (X_OpenDevice)
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device

After quite a bit of googling for help, it seems that this might be something to do with tablet PC features - and a couple of posts elsewhere suggest that I should comment out the relevant parts of my xorg.conf file.
I have 4 such conf files, numbered 1 - 3 and another with a long number....they are all different, but I have gone through the two that did have tablet PC details and have commented out the relevant parts.
I still get the same error though.

Can someone please help me out here ? Either I have the wrong solution for this error, or else my xorg.conf file isn't being picked up.

Thanks

[caserio]

Re: X error - bad device

Hi,

Don't forget to comment out the relevant entries in Section "ServerLayout".

You'll get *less* errors. There is nothing to worry about though. Your system is OK.

[jrleighton]

Re: X error - bad device

Thanks for that advice. No errors now ! Perfect.

Actually, I now still can't get Vidalia to work - but have left a ticket on the Vidalia website. Thanks for the help