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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