From: Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
To: Benson Chow <blc@q.dyndns.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: USB Keyboards for x86/uhci in 2.4- kernels?
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 12:49:11 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010110124911.A2134@suse.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.31.0101091640470.21522-100000@q.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.31.0101091640470.21522-100000@q.dyndns.org>; from blc@q.dyndns.org on Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 11:55:14PM -0700
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 11:55:14PM -0700, Benson Chow wrote:
> Anyone tried using these beasts on a x86?
>
> Anyway, what's happening: In BIOS my USB keyboard works really poorly -
> it almost seems scancodes get dropped left and right. Ok, so I don't mind
> too much, i'm sure BIOS has a very limited driver. After booting
> Microsoft's offerring, it would work fine after it installs its driver.
> I also tried this same keyboard on a HPUX Visualize C3600 workstation and
> it also works nicely.
>
> However linux would never fix this "scancode drop" syndrome even after
> loading the hid or usbkbd driver. Both my Via uhci USB motherboard and
> PIIX3 USB motherboard exhibit this usb keyboard strangeness
> with the hid or usbkbd driver is installed. I think the PIIX3
> motherboard's bios doesnt handle USB properly so it doesn't even work in
> BIOS setup. Any idea what's going on? Is there some other driver or
> utility I need to install/run to get it working? Maybe just my bad bios?
>
> BTW: my USB Mouse, and USB Printer seem to work nicely in 2.4.0-release.
>
> USB KBD: NMB USB 104-key PC-Style
> USB Mouse: Microsoft Intellimouse w/Intellieye 1.0, Logitech Optical Wheel
> USB Printer: HP Deskjet 880C
> USB Hub: Belkin 4-port
> Intel 82437SB(?) PIIX3 and Via 82C686(?) USB controller
>
> Working: Stock HPUX10.2 HP Visualize C3600 PARISC2 Workstation
> Working: Microsoft Windows 98 First Edition on the Via.
What modules are loaded?
What's in /proc/bus/usb/devices?
What's in dmesg?
--
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-01-10 11:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-01-10 6:55 USB Keyboards for x86/uhci in 2.4- kernels? Benson Chow
2001-01-10 8:24 ` Greg KH
2001-01-10 11:49 ` Vojtech Pavlik [this message]
2001-01-10 15:15 ` Benson Chow
2001-01-10 12:32 ` David Woodhouse
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