When updating my livecd system (I manage a couple of homebrew security livecds), I believe it was the kudzu-knoppix ebuild that changed the location where detected hardware is stored from /etc/sysconfig/knoppix to /etc/sysconfig/gentoo The /etc/init.d/autoconfig script, used mainly in livecds for configuring the setup for programs like GPM, links to the old /etc/sysconfig/knoppix file which is no longer present. This is a MAJOR inconvenience for livecds that depend on this to start gpm and configure other misc. hardware. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start the /etc/init.d/autoconfig script 2. Notice it does not mention anything about detecting the mouse or video card and GPM will not work Actual Results: GPM will not start, it's config file was not created. Expected Results: GPM's config file should have been made and gpm started Bug can be fixed by changing line 100 of /etc/init.d/autoconfig from [ -f /etc/sysconfig/knoppix ] && . /etc/sysconfig/knoppix to [ -f /etc/sysconfig/gentoo ] && . /etc/sysconfig/gentoo
This has been fixed for at least 2 versions of livecd-tools, which I also maintain. Update to using a newer livcd-tools and it will source both locations.
