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On Monday 29 December 2008, Dale wrote: |
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> Norberto Bensa wrote: |
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> > Do you use evdev? |
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> This is what I have installed according to equery: |
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> root@smoker / # equery list dev |
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> [ Searching for package 'dev' in all categories among: ] |
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> * installed packages |
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> [I--] [ ~] kde-base/kdewebdev-meta-3.5.10 (3.5) |
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> [I--] [ ] sys-fs/device-mapper-1.02.24-r1 (0) |
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> [I--] [ ] sys-fs/udev-124-r1 (0) |
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> root@smoker / # |
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> Point is, the only thing that changes is the kernel. Same KDE, same |
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> user, same everything except for the kernel. Is there something |
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> different that the new kernels require with regard to udev? Do I need a |
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> newer unstable udev installed for the new kernels? |
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The package/driver is evdev (not udev). |
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I wouldn't be joining the chorus of disgruntled users pointing at half baked |
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kernels with problematic drivers because kernels (for me) have been pretty |
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stable for years now. However, that was before 2.6.27-gentoo-r7. My problem |
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seems to be two fold: |
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a)Looong delay (around a whole minute or so) waiting on the penguin logo |
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before the kernel is loaded and the main boot up occurs. |
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b)My sound card is not recognised by alsa which barfs and never loads. |
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I have posted on a different thread (which has not attracted any responses) |
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http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/207339 |
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and I assume that my kernel problems are not that common in the Gentoo user |
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community. I haven't yet posted a bug on it - but if subsequent kernels do |
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not fix it and my confidence that I have not performed some kernel |
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configuration error increases I will do so. After all without bug reports |
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how would the devs know what's borked for the users? |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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