retitle 423729 give adequate error message if CONFIG_INOTIFY is not in the 
kernel
thanks

Am Montag, den 14.05.2007, 15:18 +0200 schrieb Michael Biebl:

Hello Michael,

> >>> Kernel: Linux 2.6.21-mactel (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
> >> Is your kernel lacking inotify support? Could you please try an official
> >>  Debian kernel and test again.
> > 
> > Yes, its not enabled.
> > /boot/config-2.6.21-mactel
> > ...
> > # CONFIG_INOTIFY is not set
> > ...

Enabling INOTIFY in the kernel fixes the described problem.
IMHO the bug is then to output a understandable error message from hal
if the kernel lacks inotify support.

> > Its not possible to use an official Debian kernel ( I really would
> > prefer this) but the MacBook Pro Laptops needs additional patches
> > (mactel).
> 
> Oh, that's a shame. Maybe you could ask the kernel maintainers to directly
> include this patch in the Debian kernel (given you haven't done so already)

Yes. We are trying to get them into the mainline/upstream kernel and the
Debian kernel.

Thanks for your help

-- 
Noèl Köthe <noel debian.org>
Debian GNU/Linux, www.debian.org

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