Barry Kauler on Linux and EasyOS Development

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 10, 2025

Barry Kauler ☛ Kernel 6.12.57.1 compiled with extra virtio modules

I have recompiled the 6.12.57 kernel, and added the ".1" to distinguish it from the previous compile. Have enabled these, as modules: [...]

• Barry Kauler ☛ Input Wizard fixed

  This is bad, the Input Wizard is broken. Launched from the menu "Setup -> Mouse/keyboard Wizard":

  Some of the selections write to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and break its syntax. That will greatly upset Xorg.

  The script /usr/sbin/input-wizard was originally written by me, circa-2009, and after that had a lot of input, from Dougal, 01Micko and rarsa (Raul). But that input was up until about 2013. I patched it a little bit after that, but it remained broken -- which I realized yesterday.

  I checked Radky's TrixiePup Legacy; input-wizard has been substantially rewritten. Checked on Woof-CE github; peabee and dimkr have worked on it up until 2024.
  

  I worked through the script, fixing whatever was found to be broken or no longer appropriate.    
  

• Barry Kauler ☛ Fix for unclean shutdown in lockdown mode

  This is great, forum member darrellB identified the problem, the cause, and created a fix: [...]