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On 16 June 2011 09:52, Pavel Machek <pma@domain.hid> wrote:
>
>> that. I have SMI workaround switched on. On the other hand I have
>> MSI enabled (because I cannot disable them in *config) and Legacy
>> USB in BIOS, because, for some reason, my USB keyboard doesn't work
>> in grub without it (I cannot select anything in grub but it works
>> later in the system correctly).
>
> This may be well it.
>
> GRUB tries to access keyboard controller (it does not have a USB
> support), thus you need "Legacy USB" in BIOS. Linux can handle USB and
> does not need it.
>
> Get PS/2 keyboard for an experiment...

Thanks for clarifying that. The problem with Intel's Q57 and other new
motherboards I've seen recently is that they do not have PS/2 (I've
got even the adaptor with the keyboard but there is just no place to
plug it in).