linux-kernel - Re: Acecad USB Tablet: usbmouse takeover and odd motion

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Message-ID: <cb7bb73a0704201738j4fdd610bgcfdb63fd0a5db232@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:38:54 +0200
From:	"Giuseppe Bilotta" <giuseppe.bilotta@...il.com>
To:	"Jiri Kosina" <jkosina@...e.cz>
Cc:	"Vojtech Pavlik" <vojtech@...e.cz>,
	"Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, edouard.tisserant@...adoo.fr
Subject: Re: Acecad USB Tablet: usbmouse takeover and odd motion

On 4/21/07, Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz> wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
>
> > Oh, I see. I'll blacklist those modules, maybe also issue a ticket on
> > the Debian BTS.
>
> If Debian enables usbmouse and usbkbd by default in their standard
> kernels, would you be so kind and raise a proper ticket on them not to do
> so? Thanks.
>
> This also makes me to speed up with one of my items on TODO list - rename
> usbmouse and usbkbd to something that wouldn't be so confusing and
> wouldn't make people think that they should enable these drivers if they
> want support for USB keyboards/mice. Will queue this for 2.6.22.

Actually, I just found out that usbmouse and usbkbd are in the
blacklist file (/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist), so the fact that they are
being called reveals some kind of fscked up setup on my side. I'll try
to fix that, sorry for the noise.


-- 
Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta
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