From 172f8086dc5089c8804e4bbb8f3d8480d6eb79bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Prokop <devnull@localhost>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:53:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Check for /dev/input/mice before starting GPM

---
 autoconfig.functions | 12 ++++++++----
 debian/changelog     |  6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/autoconfig.functions b/autoconfig.functions
index 8197d4b..94f786c 100755
--- a/autoconfig.functions
+++ b/autoconfig.functions
@@ -1639,10 +1639,14 @@ config_gpm(){
  if checkbootparam "nogpm"; then
   ewarn "Not starting GPM as requested on boot commandline." ; eend 0
  else
-  einfo "Starting gpm in background."
-#  /etc/init.d/gpm start 1>>$DEBUG &
-  ( while [ ! -e /dev/psaux ]; do sleep 5; done; /etc/init.d/gpm start 1>>$DEBUG ) &
-  eend 0
+   if ! [ -r /dev/input/mice ] ; then
+      eerror "No mouse found - not starting GPM." ; eend 1
+   else
+      einfo "Starting gpm in background."
+      /etc/init.d/gpm start 1>>$DEBUG &
+      # ( while [ ! -e /dev/psaux ]; do sleep 5; done; /etc/init.d/gpm start 1>>$DEBUG ) &
+      eend 0
+   fi
  fi
 }
 # }}}
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d3110d6..be1d370 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+grml-autoconfig (0.8.9) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Check for /dev/input/mice before starting GPM.
+
+ -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:53:10 +0200
+
 grml-autoconfig (0.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Mention job handling stuff when using debug=noscreen.
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