Re: udev on 2.6.14 fails to create /dev/input/event2 on T40 Thinkpad

[Theodore Ts'o]

On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 11:08:53AM +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> 
> >When I upgraded to 2.6.14 from 2.6.14-rc5, my X server failed to stop.  
> >Investigation revealed it was because my CorePointer was the Synaptics
> >driver, and the device corresponding to the Synaptics touchpad
> >(/dev/input/event2 on my laptop) was not being created.  Once I manually
> >created the device with the proper major/minor device numbers, X started
> >correctly.
> >
> >A comparison of "udevinfo -e" on 2.6.14-rc5 and 2.5.14 reveals the
> >following differences.  Was this change deliberate?  And can it be
> >reverted?
> 
> You should also write which version of udev do you use.

Oh, of course.  Version 0.071-1, from Debian unstable.

						- Ted
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