Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:05:01 +0900 (JST) From: Munehiro Matsuda <haro@kgt.co.jp> To: thompsa@FreeBSD.org Cc: usb@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: USB2 now default in GENERIC kernels Message-ID: <20090217.030501.240656213.haro@h4.dion.ne.jp> In-Reply-To: <20090216172237.GD4723@citylink.fud.org.nz> References: <20090215223428.GA74071@citylink.fud.org.nz> <20090216172237.GD4723@citylink.fud.org.nz>
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From: Andrew Thompson <thompsa@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:22:37 -0800
::On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 02:34:28PM -0800, Andrew Thompson wrote:
::> Hi,
::>
::>
::> The GENERIC kernels for all architectures now default to the new USB2 stack. No
::> kernel config options or code have been removed so if a problem arises please
::> report it and optionally revert to the old USB stack.
::>
::> IMPORTANT NOTES:
::>
::> 1. If you are loading USB kernel modules then ensure that these are also
::> changed over, eg uftdi.ko -> usb2_serial_ftdi.ko. You can not load oldUSB
::> modules with the GENERIC kernels.
::>
::> 2. If you have a custom kernel that includes GENERIC as a base, you need to
::> ensure that any additional usb devices that you specify are changed over.
::>
::> 3. The USB2 kernel options and module names are _temporary_. The next stage is
::> to move the USB2 code into its permanent location in the source tree and at
::> that point will take over the well established naming. (ie, usb, ehci, ohci,
::> uftdi). There will be no changes going from FreeBSD 7.x -> 8.0
::>
::> 4. Once (3) is complete the oldUSB code will still be usable until much closer
::> to the 8.0 branch.
::
::5. Some people have noted that the latest xorg 7.4 requires the hal
::daemon to enumerate the input devices. hal does not (yet) work with USB2
::so if you find that the keyboard/mouse are not working in X then try
::adding the following line to the ServerLayout section in xorg.conf
::
:: Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off"
Hi Andrew,
As I wrote in other thread, the description in /usr/ports/UPDATING is wrong.
It's not "ServerLayout" section, but shuold be "ServerFlags" section as
follows:
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off"
EndSection
Hope this helps,
Haro
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