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I am running an SMP machine and have been using the kernel-2.6.9-x86_64-smp.config config file, which is the one that I can't get to work.

So, I figured, what the heck, I'll just use the kernel-2.6.9-x86_64.config config file instead and just turn on SMP in make menuconfig.

Voila! It works.

There are huge differences between these two config files, and I'm wondering what the heck is messed up in the former such that it doesn't work but the latter does, even on SMP?

Thanks.

-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Jim Perrin Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:05 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS 2.6.9-42.0.8 issue - no keyboard after reboot

Is there a bug or other problem in the standard USB driver for 42.0.8? This is frustrating, and it has halted my development. I should be

able

to build and run the straight distro rpm without this kind of grief, shouldn't I?

Suggestions, comments, etc. welcome.

1. usb drivers work fine here for all my devices (webcam, wireless keyboard/mouse set, memory sticks, and external hard drives and dvd burners.)

2. Um, the whole point of rpm based distributions is that you don't have to build them. That part is done for you. That said, it all rebuilds cleanly if you have a proper build environment. That's one of the things which the centos developers are very picky about. It's also pretty fundamental to the distribution, as it's all rebuilt from the sources of the upstream vendor.