* Stefan O'Rear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004:09:20:16:02:59-0700] scribed: > On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 12:01:11PM -0500, helices wrote: > > What broke? What changed? > > > > I have been running 2.6x kernels on this legacy PPro box for most of > > this year -- first kernel-image-2.6.2-1-686, then > > kernel-image-2.6.6-2-686 -- without incident. > > > > Today, the only change I made was to install these: > > > > kernel-doc-2.6.8 > > kernel-headers-2.6.8-1-686 > > kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 > > > > When I boot into this, the mouse cursor moves; but, is totally insane ;< <snip />
> > This box has been upgraded since Slink, and it has *no* /dev/input/ ;< > > ~ %% ls /dev/input -l > total 0 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 64 Mar 14 2002 event0 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 65 Mar 14 2002 event1 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 66 Mar 14 2002 event2 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 67 Mar 14 2002 event3 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 0 Mar 14 2002 js0 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 1 Mar 14 2002 js1 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 2 Mar 14 2002 js2 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 3 Mar 14 2002 js3 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 63 Mar 14 2002 mice > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 32 Mar 14 2002 mouse0 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 33 Mar 14 2002 mouse1 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 34 Mar 14 2002 mouse2 > crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 35 Mar 14 2002 mouse3 > ~ %% > > mknod away. O, cool ;> Yes, of course, I can do this. Is this the official Debian upgrade path? More to the point, is /dev/input/ *necessary*? Is there some package that, when upgraded, automatically creates these vital devices? <snip /> > If you need 2.6.8-1 and need X, comment out both pointers, start X with > the -allowMouseOpenFail option, then hit Shift-NumLock and use > MouseKeys. > > 12346789 - directions > 5 - click > 0 - press > . - release > /*- - change button > > all on numkeypad <snip /> Wow, another profound solution! Thank you, thank you, thank you . . . Am I experiencing something b0rk3n in Debian, the kernel, or just some idiosyncrasy on my old box? Although, I recognize the possibilities inherent in these remarkable suggestions, I would rather have a fully functioning system. After scouring many resources to see what others have done in this situation, I found none, and turned to this list. What is the root cause of my problem? What do you think? -- Best Regards, helices - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . --
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