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From: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no>
To: Dave Jones <davej@codemonkey.org.uk>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.5.40: menuconfig: no choice of keyboards
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 10:27:00 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3D9D50D4.A515B4EB@aitel.hist.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20021002154239.GB1988@suse.de

Dave Jones wrote:

> Quite a few people seem to stumble over the new input layer options.
> It's non-obvious to quite a few people that serial i/o is anything to
> do with their keyboard. Likewise i8042 doesn't ring 'keyboard' noises
> in most peoples heads.
> 
> IMO, the input layer options need simplification, or at least
> a sensible set of defaults.

Well, the keyboard isn't magically attached.  It _is_ a kind
of serial device.  Making it default on, and calling the
thing  "i8042 (pc keyb/mouse)" ought to be enough.

Helge Hafting

      reply	other threads:[~2002-10-04  8:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-10-02 11:30 2.5.40: menuconfig: no choice of keyboards Stig Brautaset
2002-10-02 12:50 ` Skip Ford
2002-10-02 13:31 ` Nick Sanders
2002-10-02 14:45   ` Stig Brautaset
2002-10-02 15:42   ` Dave Jones
2002-10-04  8:27     ` Helge Hafting [this message]

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