HAL not detecting my HID input devices?

[Dirk]

Tomas Lund wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Apr 2009, Tomas Lund wrote:
> 
>> When X.org in Debian unstable switched to using HAL for detecting all 
>> HID-devices, my mouse and keyboard stoped working.
> 
> *sigh*
> 
> 1: try to find problem for 2 days
> 2: post question on mailinglist
> 3: spend just FIVE more minutes trying to figure it out
> 4: find problem
> 
> # CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV is not set
> 
> ..compiling new kernel now.
> 
> 5: profit?
> 
> Best regards,
> Tomas Lund
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2 days wasted for giving up sovereignty to hal