Fedora Core 1.0, kernel-2.6.0-0 & PS2 keyboard problem

[laurie2]

I have also had similar problems using 2.6.0-1.21 but only when using the
smp kernel.  I managed to get loaded by setting pci=noacpi in the kernel
params.  
2.6.0 test 9 is ok with smp but with smp -1.21 I lose the kb and mouse and
with smp -1.104 I get a kernel panic at about the stage where it detects the
serial io.
All the up versions load ok
My hardware is MSI MOB with dual PIII and a Dell kbd

I'd welcome a clue about how to get diagnostics from the kernel panic 

Laurie Yates
 


-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-admin at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-admin at redhat.com] On
Behalf Of Dave Jones
Sent: 24 December 2003 16:46
To: fedora-list at redhat.com
Subject: Re: Fedora Core 1.0, kernel-2.6.0-0 & PS2 keyboard problem


On Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 10:36:49AM -0500, Cokey de Percin wrote:  > I'm
having problems using a ps2 keyboard with the just released 2.6  > kernel
and Core 1.0.  I downloaded, configured, compiled & installed the  >
released 2.6.0 kernel (kernel-source-2.6.0-0.1.14.i386.rpm) and  >
everything went smoothly until I tried to login from the 1st console (X  >
is turned off locally) and the keyboard didn't work.  Thinking I had  > done
something stupid when I rolled by own kernel, I pulled down a  > prebuilt
kernel (kernel-2.6.0-0.1.14.i686.rpm) and installed it.  No  > change.  

any relevant msgs in dmesg output ?
As you're not averse to building your own kernels, you could try flipping
the debug switch on in drivers/input/serio/i8042.c (line 42, just
s/undef/define/) That should produce a slew of output as it detects the
keyboard/mouse and when you hit/release a key.  If it actually does spew
output, then this could be one of the corner cases the new input core
doesn't handle yet (keyboard handling was completely rewritten, and some
keyboards don't quite follow the specs it seems), in which case, the
maintainer of this code (vojtech at suse.cz) would probably like to hear about
it.

		Dave

-- 
 Dave Jones     http://www.codemonkey.org.uk


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