Bug#422273: xserver-xorg-input-evdev: Num Lock light indicator stopped functioning
reassign 422273 linux-2.6
thank you
Sebastian P. Luque wrote:
>> Anyway, to eliminate all possible problems related to X, the best would
>> be to disable gdm/kdm/xdm/... at startup (moving their /etc/init.d/foo
>> script away temporarily is an easy way to do so), reboot (you shouldn't
>> get X started automatically) and check whether the problem occurs.
>>
>
> Thank you Brice. The problem still occurs in this case.
>
>
>> I would rather say linux-image-2.6.20-1-amd64 since the headers are
>> basically useless as long as you don't build anything. Before
>> reassigning the bug to linux-2.6, it would be good to downgrade to the
>> previous kernel (probably linux-image-2.6.18-foo-amd64, see
>> /var/log/dpkg.log) or reboot on it if it is still installed, and see
>> whether the problems goes away.
>>
>
> I reinstalled linux-image-2.6.18-4-amd64, and rebuilt the nvidia driver
> package for it, but something is wrong and I can't start any display
> manager rebooting into that kernel. It's related to an nvidia version
> mismatch between an xorg config file and the nvidia kernel (I didn't note
> the exact message, sorry).
>
> I have a strong hunch it's the new linux kernel though, because the light
> indicator worked during boot-up with the older kernel.
>
Ok, thank you for all the testing. I am reassigning this bug to the
kernel since:
* downgrading evdev did not fix the problem
* not starting X does not prevent the problem from occuring
* the kernel upgrade to 2.6.20 remains the latest candidate for this
breakage.
It would be good to get the old 2.6.18 kernel to work and confirm that
it does not show the bug.
Brice
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