Re: [gentoo-amd64] Keyboard Stops Working Under X

[Steven Lembark]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:48:38 -0500
Frank Peters <frank.peters@×××××××.net> wrote:

> "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

If that were true we'd be driving Model-T's;
hell, we'd be walking.

Since you probably run something later than a 
386, might have replaced your MFM or RLL drives, 
might not even use a CRT any more, and probably 
drive something later than a Model-T, the point 
is that "keeping up" is part of managing a system. 

Part of that is looking at the updated modules
that deal with modern hardware. The KB and mouse
drivers were developed in the days of dedicated 
AT keyboard and mouse ports -- prior to USB with
all of its switching and shared bandwidth issues.
If you really, really, really want to use the old
drivers then find a MB with the old hardware they
were designed for and use that instead.

Otherwise you will suffer far less frustration
if you just keep up.

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