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Anna:
> On 2021-08-21 22:17, karl@aspodata.se wrote:
> > Is there possible to resurrect the old drivers ?
> git clone https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/repo/gentoo.git && cd gentoo
> git log -p -- x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard
> git checkout commit_id
> 
> Copy to your local overlay

Thanks Anna, done so.

> > Or is there another way to solve this ?
> Try libudev-zero (install it and add udev/libudev virtuals to
> package.provided)
> https://github.com/illiliti/libudev-zero

I'll be looking into that, but on some level, why should I be forced to
go around udev. Can't programs be compiled without udev today...
Udev should be an optional deamon, utilized when the local 
administrator decides to do so. I don't want things to automatically
pop up unless I say so.

Regards,
/Karl Hammar