[rhn-users] Ps/2 keyboard and mouse problems

[Eddy Harvey]

I also have a supermicro, with ps2 keyboard/mouse.  I too have noticed that
sometimes my keyboard/mouse disappears, and I found a workaround.

I forget what it is right now - haven't had to think about it for 12-14
months or so, but I put a post-it note on the wall next to the server.

The next time I'm in (should be tomorrow) I'll tell you what is written on
my post-it.

Offhand, I seem to remember something about ... The keyboard, mouse, and
monitor must be connected during post, or else the system board deactivates
them.  They can be reactivated by software (windows kernel does it, and some
linux kernels do it) but sometimes I found myself in a no-hands situation.

I think the workaround was to hook up a KVM, so there's always a
keyboard/mouse/monitor attached.

But I'll tell you what's on my post-it tomorrow.  It might be more
enlightening.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Konkle, 
> Daniel T AMRDEC/Dynetics
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 5:13 PM
> To: rhn-users at redhat.com
> Subject: [rhn-users] Ps/2 keyboard and mouse problems
> 
> So we have been running a file server with RHEL3 for some 
> time.  Just upgraded to RHEL4 Update 3.  The computer has 
> multiple processors but whenever I boot the SMP kernel the 
> keyboard and mouse don't work correctly.
> 
> I'm running a SuperMicro board with the latest RHEL4 kernel.
> 
> To keep the server running, I have it booted in the non-smp 
> kernel.  The computer seems to be fine in this state but we 
> aren't getting everything we can out of the  server.
> 
> Has anyone ran into this problem before?
> If so, how did you fix it?
> 
> 
> Danny
> 
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