Mick wrote: > On Monday 29 December 2008, Dale wrote: > >> Norberto Bensa wrote: >> > > >>> Do you use evdev? >>> > > >> This is what I have installed according to equery: >> >> r...@smoker / # equery list dev >> [ Searching for package 'dev' in all categories among: ] >> * installed packages >> [I--] [ ~] kde-base/kdewebdev-meta-3.5.10 (3.5) >> [I--] [ ] sys-fs/device-mapper-1.02.24-r1 (0) >> [I--] [ ] sys-fs/udev-124-r1 (0) >> r...@smoker / # >> >> Point is, the only thing that changes is the kernel. Same KDE, same >> user, same everything except for the kernel. Is there something >> different that the new kernels require with regard to udev? Do I need a >> newer unstable udev installed for the new kernels? >> > > The package/driver is evdev (not udev). > > I wouldn't be joining the chorus of disgruntled users pointing at half baked > kernels with problematic drivers because kernels (for me) have been pretty > stable for years now. However, that was before 2.6.27-gentoo-r7. My problem > seems to be two fold: > > a)Looong delay (around a whole minute or so) waiting on the penguin logo > before the kernel is loaded and the main boot up occurs. > b)My sound card is not recognised by alsa which barfs and never loads. > > I have posted on a different thread (which has not attracted any responses) > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/207339 > > and I assume that my kernel problems are not that common in the Gentoo user > community. I haven't yet posted a bug on it - but if subsequent kernels do > not fix it and my confidence that I have not performed some kernel > configuration error increases I will do so. After all without bug reports > how would the devs know what's borked for the users? >
Well, I use make oldconfig and generally say no to the new stuff. That way I have the same config as the old but with bug fixes. That has worked for me for a long time but once I get past 2.6.23, I have trouble with it. I would assume I don't have evdev here. Since I asked equery for anything with dev in it, it should have listed it if it was installed. That is why I ask if there was something new. I can't say that I have ever heard of evdev before. Dale :-) :-)
