Frank Peters <[email protected]> wrote:
After downloading and compiling the latest version 2.6.12, my
keyboard becomes unresponsive and dead following the boot process.
This doesn't occur all of the time, but only some of the time.
In particular, the follwing boot up message will be seen at
sporadic places among the other text output:
input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
When this message does not occur anywhere in the boot messages,
the keyboard is not functional. When the message does occur, then
the keyboard will respond, but sometimes with an erratic key
repeat rate. After rebooting several times I can usually get
the system up and running smoothly, but with this current kernel
2.6.12, there is no guarantee that it will boot properly at any
given time.
...
My system is an ASUS P4B533 motherboard with a Pentium 3.6 Ghz
Hyperthreaded processor and 1 GHz RAM. The kernel is the stock
linux kernel (compiled with gcc-2.95.3) and the rest of my software
is self-compiled (i.e. no distribution).
If I disable ACPI, either by compiling a new 2.6.12 kernel or
through boot up parameters, the keyboard will respond normally
without any problems, but the kernel will not recognize my
hyperthreaded processor. Only one CPU will be initialized and
active.
Thus, I can enjoy a problem-free 2.6.12 kernel if I choose to
sacrifice ACPI and hyperthreading.
...
If anyone has any suggestions or needs any more information,
please CC me at the address [email protected] as I am not
a subscriber to the list.
I am having the same problem with my Shuttle FT61 motherboard, although
I have not tried to disable ACPI... Until now I thought I just had a
faulty keyboard, as my method to fix this was to unplug the keyboard and
plug it back in after bootup. When this happens, I see this in dmesg as
the last line:
input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
I am also having problems with my AUX mouse, as seen in message
Subject: 2.6.12-rc5-mm1 breaks serio: i8042 AUX port
Frank, are you having problems with your ps/2 mouse port as well?
I haven't spent enough time experimenting with this, as I thought it
might have had something to to with my hardware / KVM switch. Seeing
Frank's message is the reason why I've decided to chime back in on this.
As a clarification, I have been having these keyboard problems
intermittently, regardless of whether I'm using -mm or mainline kernel.
I was NOT having this problem in 2.6.11 I wasn't having the psaux mouse
problems in 2.6.11 either .... I unplugged my psaux mouse from that
machine before 2.6.12-mainline was released, so I don't know if those
symptoms are still present. (using USB mouse now instead). I am
currently in my office, so I can't test this right now, and I will be
away for this weekend. I'll be able to make these tests again come
Sunday night/Monday. ...and I will try it this time WITHOUT the kvm
switch.
--
Michael Krufky
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