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Re: USB Mouse Problem



On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 08:00:47PM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> 
> This sounds like yet another "new input layer" problem, caused by a kernel
> config change in 2.2R2 without a similar upgrade to the /dev nodes and default X
> and gpm settings.  Here's my stock answer to new input layer questions:

I wonder if its worth attempting to get makedev fixed and installed
into proposed-updates for potato r3, or has everyone already upgraded
to r2 --> broke system --> fixed manually ?

fixing makedev would at least make it simpler for people to get the
nodes (instead of trying to install ruinmysystem.rpm) but it X and gpm
are still going to break since makedev can either repoint the
/dev/mouse symlink at input/mice which breaks on 2.2.17 kernels, or it
can leave it alone and gpm/X break when the kernel is changed to
2.2.18.  fiddling with config files has the same problem (and is a
policy no-no anyway) 

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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