Bug#395329: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686: /dev/input/mouse0, /dev/input/mice and /dev/psaux misssing
Package: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686
Version: 2.6.17-9
Severity: important
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing-proposed-updates
APT policy: (500, 'testing-proposed-updates'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-686-smp
Locale: LANG=es_ES@euro, LC_CTYPE=es_ES@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15) (ignored: LC_ALL set to es_ES@euro)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 depends on:
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.84 tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 recommends:
ii libc6-i686 2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i
-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: false
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.17-2-686:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/initrd-2.6.17-2-686:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/abort-install-2.6.17-2-686:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: true
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.17-2-686:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.17-2-686:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.17-2-686:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.17-2-686: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.17-2-686: false
linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.17-2-686:
X fails to start due to "/dev/input/mouse0 not found" :-¿? I observe
that nor /dev/psaux, nor /dev/input/mice exist either. After rebooting
and/or running update-initramfs problem still remains :-¿? I have a
USB logitech cordless mouse that had no problems with 2.6.15. When
rebooting with kernel 2.6.15 all of these devices were properly
created. So now, I'm using kernel 2.6.15 as shipped by Debian Etch
(linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 package).
This same bug was reported against linux-image-2.6.16-2-686-smp (bug
#379647) and closed by a developer (he said that upgrading udev solved
the problem). OK, so now I have updated my etch and... it didn't
work. In fact, I have tried again with 2.6.16 and the problem
remains, so I think that bug #379647 must be re-opened. My current
version of udev is:
teseo:~# dpkg -l udev
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Estado=No/Instalado/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: mayúsc.=malo)
||/ Nombre Versión Descripción
+++-=================-=================-==================================================
ii udev 0.100-2 /dev/ and hotplug management daemon
Something was changed in the building of the kernel from 2.6.15 to
2.6.16 and 2.6.17, that affects the interaction with udev :¿? I don't
know, but I am not able to use 2.6.16 and 2.6.17 images (only till
2.6.15) and I suspect that I will not be able to use the future 2.6.18
image in etch. Thanks a lot for your work! Tell me if I could be of
help.
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