From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261472AbUDIQL3 (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Apr 2004 12:11:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261468AbUDIQL3 (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Apr 2004 12:11:29 -0400 Received: from [199.72.99.40] ([199.72.99.40]:14853 "EHLO blackbox.ecweb.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261462AbUDIQL0 (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Apr 2004 12:11:26 -0400 Subject: 2.6.* "Pointing Device Error" in BIOS on Reboot From: Danny Cox To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Electronic Commerce Systems Message-Id: <1081527132.833.20.camel@vom> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 12:12:13 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org All, Nothing earth-shattering here, but I have noticed that a reboot after running a 2.6.* kernel (including -rc?s and -mm?s), the BIOS beeps, and displays "8603\nPointing Device Error" first thing. After POST and the other card's BIOS routines, it drops me into the BIOS setup. I can either modify the pointer entry, or just exit setup, and all is well. The machine is an unremarkable IBM with a Pentium III @ 450 MHz (a *real* screamer ;-). The mouse *does* connect through a Linksys KVM switch, although the 2.4 series didn't exhibit this issue. The mouse itself is a cheap optical scroll mouse I've used for two or three years. The BIOS is dated "7/19/1999" which of course is ancient (and IBM ;-). I wouldn't even mention it, except that in the rare case (well, actually - not so rare: it's happened twice this year) of our building losing power after hours, the machine will remain at the prompt in the BIOS setup on 'Continue'/'Exit' instead of booting back to the login prompt, and my cron backups don't run. Any ideas? Please reply to me directly, as I'm not prepared to subscribe to l-k. Further details available upon request. Thanks! -- Daniel S. Cox Electronic Commerce Systems