Bug#358607: linux-image-2.6.16-1-686: /dev/input missing

[maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 02:54:03PM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:15:20 +0100
> marcus@better.se wrote:
> 
> > Package: linux-image-2.6.16-1-686
> > Version: 2.6.16-2
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > After booting this kernel I found that the /dev/input directory was
> > missing. This caused the X server to fail to start since the mouse
> > device wasn't found.

what udev version are your running?
please upgrade to 0.087-2 in unstable.
 
> Try adding the following to /etc/kernel-img.conf:

jonas what are you talking about?
/dev/input has nothing todo with the initramfs generator used.
but depends on the right input modules to be loaded.
 
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maks