[PATCH 2/4] xserver: limit the kernel subsystems we look for devices in

Jochen Friedrich jochen at scram.de
Wed Oct 19 00:40:47 PDT 2011


Hi Michael,

>> Debian just switched to a version containing this patch in sid.
>> This prevents autoloading vboxmouse driver as the corresponding device
>> is in
>> subsystem "misc". Adding matches for "misc" enables autoloading again.
>
> As of VirtualBox 4.1.4 the Guest Additions use a kernel input driver for
> X.Org Server 1.6 and above so if you use that version (the changes
> should backport to older Additions if necessary) you should be up and
> running again.

Many thanks, this fixed the problem (and is much saner anyways).

Thanks,
Jochen


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