Re: 2.6.15-rc2-mm1

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Nov 23, 2005 at 08:50:54PM +0100, Marc Koschewski wrote:
> * Ian McDonald <imcdnzl@xxxxxxxxx> [2005-11-24 08:33:36 +1300]:
> 
> > On 11/24/05, Marc Koschewski <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Just booted into 2.6.15-rc2-mm1. The 'mouse problem' (as reported earlier) still
> > > persists, moreover, some stuff's now really not gonna work anymore. I logged in
> > > via gdm once and rebooted.
> > >
> > > Ragards,
> > >         Marc
> > >
> > 
> > Mouse problem is userspace. See bug 340202 on the Debian site.
> > 
> > Ian
> 
> ===
> Package: udev
> Version: 0.074-3
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks the whole system
> 
> 
> When running Linux 2.6.15-rc1+, the new nested class devices used by the
> input class prevent /dev/input/ from being created, rendering X
> unusable.
> ===
> 
> The problem over here exists _only_ in the -mm series, not plain 2.6.15-rc1
> or 2.6.15-rc2. What's up then!? I use udev 0.74-3 as well. Mysterious...

It's a userspace issue as to how udev is creating the initial device
nodes in Debian.

Odd that this only shows up in the -mm releases, as it should also show
up for you in the -rc1 and -rc2 kernels.

thanks,

greg k-h
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