Re: kbd not functioning in 2.5.25-dj2

[Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>]

On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 03:36:20PM +0200, Rogier Wolff wrote:

> Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> > > > > mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
> > > > > atkbd.c: Sent: f5
> > > > > atkbd.c: Received fe
> > > > > serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
> [...]
> > Responses:
> > 
> > 0xfe
> >   Resend. Keyboard will send this if it didn't receive the last command
> > correctly.
> > 
> > Unfortunately, 0xfe also happens when you send a command to a keyboard
> > that's not plugged, or when the keyboard doesn't understand the command.
> > Resending in those cases (which are the most common) would cause an
> > infinite loop ...
> 
> Not if implemented correctly. 
> 
> Set the retry counter to 5 at the beginning. 
> 
>     if you get 0xfe: decrement retry counter, 
> 	if 0 : 
> 	    no keyboard connected. Give up. 
> 	else 
> 	    Just immediately resend the last command
>     else
> 	set the retry counter to 5 again. 
> 	process returned code

Yes. Sure. I knew someone will suggest that. :) The only problem is,
I've never seen a keyboard sending 0xfe because it wants the command
sent again. Under normal circumstances, there aren't bit errors on the
cable.

-- 
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs