On 02/03/2015 10:05 AM, Yamaban wrote:
A keyboard or a mouse is a HID device. You NEED at least some of these drivers to use ANY keyboard or mouse at all:
1. the "hid/usbhid/usbhid.ko" to use a USB device, and 2. one of the "hid/hid-*.ko", accordingly to the model you have.
But which one? At boot the kernel loads the ones it needs, and only these.
That seems to contradict
But, how would the kernel / initrd know what you have? No, it goes the most secure way, and packs them all into the initrd.
You seem to be describing a kernel built to run anywhere, any hardware, any machine, and devices plugged in. That's not so. I have specific devices. I know what they are. * IBM SK-8815 keyboard * Logitek MX0510 mouse. Unless and until the break down and die I'll keep using them. I'm happy with them. This is my desktop. I'm not installing this kernel on any other machine, unless and until it breaks down. I keep the distribution kernel around for the situation in which things do break down and i have to boot into an alternative mode. I also have the distribution DVD with "rescue mode", and yes I have rebuilt kernels that way. This isn't about speeding things up by 100ths of a second. Its about bloat and things getting out of control and being forced to use the un-necessary. OK, so Linda takes it to an extreme, but she has a point that I can't argue with. Heck, some of those HID drvers seems just so way out .. I looked up roccat and it seemed to be to do with downloading code into the mouse! There's one for a IR controller, presumably of the kernel is running on a TV. According the kernel driver database, hid_microsoft adds support for Microsoft USB devices that are not compliant with the HID standard. Well Whoopeee! I'm nort running IR keyboard or a wireless keyboard. Why do I need those drivers? Dracut, if I choose to upgrade to 13.2, which I’m not going to do for a while for a variety of reasons, seems to have the ability to exclude modules. I can't find an easy way to do that with the old mkinitrd. -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org