[Mageia-dev] USB Keyboard disabled in current stage1

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Op dinsdag 26 maart 2013 18:35:00 schreef Thierry Vignaud:
> On 23 March 2013 13:31, Thierry Vignaud <thierry.vignaud at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> >> @thierry: i donno what you think of it, but imo:
> >>> >> A) fixing lstdetect would be the cleanest way (maybe not the
> >>> >> simplest)
> >>> >> B) perhaps in the comparing i can workaround this, but the compare
> >>> >> code
> >>> >> will not be as simple as it should...
> >>> > 
> >>> > forgot to mention option C:
> >>> > 
> >>> > C) using kmod in stage1
> >>> > 
> >>> > but option C might not be as easy and will increase the stage1 size;
> >>> > and
> >>> > raises the question if stage2 is actually still needed then...?
> >>> 
> >>> As already said, stage1 uses ldetect which use libkmod, thus we already
> >>> are linked to it.
> >>> mdv switched to kmod.
> >>> You can look at it.
> >>> But show me the patch before commiting it.
> >>> In the meantime please upload a stage1 with your change revertd
> >> 
> >> yeah, this might be over my head as a beginner in this kind of code...
> >> 
> >> I was hoping a simple workaround would do for now, since we're already
> >> this
> >> late...
> >> 
> >> but i guess since we're linking into libkmod anyway, it might as well be
> >> done.
> >> 
> >> i'm not confident, but i'll give it a try.
> > 
> > I've backported the needed changes.
> > I've tested it with USB hid, it worked.
> > Please test too (normal modules + xen).
> > Then I'll submit it
> 
> Ping? Can you test it?

ah, sorry, all modules seem to load fine, i tested with several modules, no 
failed modules, including xen modules

that effectively solves this problem.