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* [2.4.25] "pc_keyb: controller jammed (0xFF)" on Super Micro P5MMA98
@ 2004-09-04  4:30 Kyle Moffett
  2004-09-04 16:47 ` Alan Cox
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Kyle Moffett @ 2004-09-04  4:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel mailing list

I have a Super Micro P5MMA98 motherboard that does not recognize the 
PS/2
keyboard controller under Debian.  It repeatedly gives errors like the 
following
for about the first 500 lines of output, and the keyboard controller 
doesn't work.

pc_keyb: controller jammed (0xFF).
pc_keyb: controller jammed (0xFF).
pc_keyb: controller jammed (0xFF).
pc_keyb: controller jammed (0xFF).

I saw a couple earlier posts that indicated this may arise when the 
keyboard
controller registers can't be read and give all ones, but I'm unclear 
as to how
to fix this.  The computer appears to boot Windows fine with full 
keyboard
support, so I think this is just a Linux issue.

A full dmesg is here:
http://www.tjhsst.edu/~kmoffett/dmesg.txt

And the kernel config is here:
http://www.tjhsst.edu/~kmoffett/config-2.4.25-1-386.txt

The kernel has stock Debian patches for 2.4.25 from unstable (sid).

Thanks for your help!

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.12
GCM/CS/IT/U d- s++: a17 C++++>$ UB/L/X/*++++(+)>$ P+++(++++)>$
L++++(+++) E W++(+) N+++(++) o? K? w--- O? M++ V? PS+() PE+(-) Y+
PGP+++ t+(+++) 5 X R? tv-(--) b++++(++) DI+ D+ G e->++++$ h!*()>++$ r  
!y?(-)
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------


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* Re: [2.4.25] "pc_keyb: controller jammed (0xFF)" on Super Micro P5MMA98
  2004-09-04  4:30 [2.4.25] "pc_keyb: controller jammed (0xFF)" on Super Micro P5MMA98 Kyle Moffett
@ 2004-09-04 16:47 ` Alan Cox
  2004-09-05  4:09   ` Kyle Moffett
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Alan Cox @ 2004-09-04 16:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Kyle Moffett; +Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List

On Sad, 2004-09-04 at 05:30, Kyle Moffett wrote:
> I have a Super Micro P5MMA98 motherboard that does not recognize the 
> PS/2
> keyboard controller under Debian.  It repeatedly gives errors like the 

Go into the BIOS, disable "USB legacy" support. Retest. If that fixes it
then look for a BIOS update and/or complain to your board vendor as
appropriate. If not come back here 


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* Re: [2.4.25] "pc_keyb: controller jammed (0xFF)" on Super Micro P5MMA98
  2004-09-04 16:47 ` Alan Cox
@ 2004-09-05  4:09   ` Kyle Moffett
  2004-09-05 13:56     ` Alan Cox
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Kyle Moffett @ 2004-09-05  4:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Alan Cox; +Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List

On Sep 04, 2004, at 12:47, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Sad, 2004-09-04 at 05:30, Kyle Moffett wrote:
>> I have a Super Micro P5MMA98 motherboard that does not recognize
>> the PS/2 keyboard controller under Debian.  It repeatedly gives errors
>> like the
>
> Go into the BIOS, disable "USB legacy" support. Retest. If that fixes 
> it
> then look for a BIOS update and/or complain to your board vendor as
> appropriate. If not come back here

I've already tried both settings for "USB legacy", neither work.  I'm
currently attempting to update the BIOS. The update I tried a couple
weeks ago didn't work and gave an error, but there appears to be a new
one out, so I'm trying that.  Is there anything else that it could be?  
What
exactly does the keyboard code check when it generates that error?

Thanks for your help!

Version: Stock Debian 2.4.25-1-386
Dmesg: http://www.tjhsst.edu/~kmoffett/dmesg.txt
Config: http://www.tjhsst.edu/~kmoffett/config-2.4.25-1-386.txt

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.12
GCM/CS/IT/U d- s++: a17 C++++>$ UB/L/X/*++++(+)>$ P+++(++++)>$
L++++(+++) E W++(+) N+++(++) o? K? w--- O? M++ V? PS+() PE+(-) Y+
PGP+++ t+(+++) 5 X R? tv-(--) b++++(++) DI+ D+ G e->++++$ h!*()>++$ r  
!y?(-)
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------



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* Re: [2.4.25] "pc_keyb: controller jammed (0xFF)" on Super Micro P5MMA98
  2004-09-05  4:09   ` Kyle Moffett
@ 2004-09-05 13:56     ` Alan Cox
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Alan Cox @ 2004-09-05 13:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Kyle Moffett; +Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List

On Sul, 2004-09-05 at 05:09, Kyle Moffett wrote:
> I've already tried both settings for "USB legacy", neither work.  I'm
> currently attempting to update the BIOS. The update I tried a couple
> weeks ago didn't work and gave an error, but there appears to be a new
> one out, so I'm trying that.  Is there anything else that it could be?  
> What
> exactly does the keyboard code check when it generates that error?

At that point it is talking to the keyboard controller (or BIOS
emulation of keyboard controller - not all machines have a real one any
more and emulation is also always used for USB legacy). The error
normally indicates the port is not responding.


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