From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264371AbUGRSOa (ORCPT ); Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:14:30 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264373AbUGRSO3 (ORCPT ); Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:14:29 -0400 Received: from wblv-254-37.telkomadsl.co.za ([165.165.254.37]:51179 "EHLO gateway.lan") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264371AbUGRSO0 (ORCPT ); Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:14:26 -0400 Subject: Re: 2.6.8 rc2 still has keyboard trouble From: Martin Schlemmer Reply-To: Martin Schlemmer To: Steve Underwood Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing Lists In-Reply-To: <40FA7A83.60800@coppice.org> References: <40FA7A83.60800@coppice.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-7ZghSE+4euDbitTs8xKr" Message-Id: <1090174625.5281.26.camel@nosferatu.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 20:17:05 +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --=-7ZghSE+4euDbitTs8xKr Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2004-07-18 at 15:26, Steve Underwood wrote: > Hi all, >=20 > It seems widely reported that recent versions of Linux do not work=20 > properly with non-USB keyboards and mice when built for SMP. I just=20 > tried 2.6.8rc2, and the problem is still there. The workaround many=20 > people have is to turn off USB legacy support in their BIOS. On my Tyan=20 > 2665 motherboard there is no BIOS option to do this. If I turn off USB=20 > support completely in the BIOS my machine runs OK, but then...... well,=20 > I want USB working :-) With a non-SMP kernel I do not have any problems. >=20 > Is this problem being actively addressed by anyone, or is the "turn off=20 > legacy support" workaround considered an adequate fix? >=20 Maybe try -rc1-mm1 (or whatever the latest) or try the bk-input.patch from the latest, as I use it, with ps/2 keyboard and legacy usb support enabled in the bios ... --=20 Martin Schlemmer --=-7ZghSE+4euDbitTs8xKr Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBA+r6hqburzKaJYLYRAiHdAJ0ZhtGIcu1H1VL4ZgSc21qo1MF6bgCeM68y 09lLrQRuzIsmsaBYW7rCVzs= =3Y9W -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-7ZghSE+4euDbitTs8xKr--