[ydl-gen] Trackpad Problems: YDL 4.0.? installer on PowerBook 5,6

Montville Adam W KPWA MontvilleAW at kpt.nuwc.navy.mil
Fri Oct 14 08:06:49 MDT 2005


> On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 13:19:08 -0700 Montville wrote:
> MAWK> I am having some amount of difficulty installing YDL (I 
> believe my 
> MAWK> boss gave me the 4.0.1 discs, but I think they may be the 4.0 
> MAWK> discs) to dual-boot on a PowerBook 5,6.  Anaconda runs, but the 
> MAWK> kernel can't load the USB HID trackpad, nor does it 
> recognize the 
> MAWK> audio card.  It appears to recognize the display hardware ok.
> MAWK>  
> MAWK> Has anyone else experienced this issue?  If so, how did you 
> MAWK> resolve the problem?
> 
> I think there are some kernel patches floating around out 
> there. Unless you enjoy rebuilding kernels, I'd suggest a 
> usb-mouse until 4.1 comes out.
> 

Thanks for the information.  I'll poke around for a patch or two (anyone
have one?).

Also, is there an expected date for 4.1?

Regards,

Adam



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