Source: linux Version: 3.7.1-1~experimental.2 Severity: important Tags: patch
Trying to install Debian with installer images generated with a newer kernel (3.7 in my case) leads to unrecognized USB keyboards and mice due to the lack of hid-generic module in the installer initrd. Here's the patch I used to include that module: diff --git a/debian/installer/modules/input-modules b/debian/installer/modules/input-modules index 90317fc..bc239bb 100644 --- a/debian/installer/modules/input-modules +++ b/debian/installer/modules/input-modules @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ hid usbhid +hid-generic ? hid-apple ? hid-belkin ? hid-microsoft ? Cheers, -- System Information: Debian Release: 7.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 3.7-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130314223718.26501.87334.report...@x230-buxy.home.ouaza.com