Re: Linux v2.4.x -> getting it to work?


Subject: Re: Linux v2.4.x -> getting it to work?
iain@iainstevenson.com
Date: Sun Apr 08 2001 - 13:53:48 MDT


I've had little trouble with my ADB keyboard - would my kernel config file help?

  Iain

> Iain Stevenson wrote:
>
>> I'd hazard a guess that this is something to do with the input layer -
>> which you probably haven't set up. The documentation for the 2.4.x
>> kernel mentione a few things you need to update (eg ipchains is
>> replaced by iptables) - but these were no big deal for me.
>>
>> The input layer was introduced with 2.2.18 so you may find appropriate
>> configuration information by doing a search on that version. I
>> upgraded through 2.2.18 to 2.4.2 with no problems.
>
> When I upgraded to v2.2.18 all I needed to do was make some changes to
> the /dev/ tree to support the mouse. I had no problems with the
> keyboard.
>
> With v2.4.3 the ADB keyboard is completely dead - and there doesn't
> seem to be any docs out there that I can find to explain what (if
> anything) needs to be done to get things working. (The Documentation
> directory with the kernel is of little help)
>
> Anyone know of any v2.4.x kernel documentation that would help with
> this?
>
> Regards,
> Graham
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