From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>,
mkrufky@m1k.net, Robert Crocombe <rwcrocombe@raytheon.com>
Subject: Re: PS/2 Keyboard under 2.6.x
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:42:12 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200510110042.13325.dtor_core@ameritech.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5bdc1c8b0510102148l7faae4c7ke0ce4137b175dfcb@mail.gmail.com>
On Monday 10 October 2005 23:48, Mark Knecht wrote:
> On 10/10/05, Michael Krufky <mkrufky@m1k.net> wrote:
>
> > >My keyboard is a wireless thing that had a little dongle to make it
> > >into ps2. I took that off and used the keyboard as a USB keyboard and
> > >it works fine under SMP.
> > >
> > >This was on 2.6.13-gentoo-r3 for me.
> > >
> > Have either of you tried the kernel boot option usb=handoff ? I had
> > similar problems, and this fixed it for me.
> >
> > --
> > Michael Krufky
>
> I have not, but in my case simply using the keyboard as a USB keyboard
> was enough to make it work. What doesn't work is when I use it through
> a dongle as a ps2 keyboard. I'm puzzled as to why usb=handoff would
> fix the ps2 keyboard, but I'm willing to try it tomorrow.
>
It is "usb-handoff", not "usb=handoff". It instructs BIOS to disable USB
Legacy emulation mode which turns USB keyboard/mouse into emulated PS/2
devices...
--
Dmitry
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-10-11 5:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-10-11 1:15 PS/2 Keyboard under 2.6.x Robert Crocombe
2005-10-11 1:32 ` Mark Knecht
2005-10-11 3:03 ` Robert Crocombe
2005-10-11 4:16 ` Michael Krufky
2005-10-11 4:48 ` Mark Knecht
2005-10-11 5:42 ` Dmitry Torokhov [this message]
[not found] ` <434C21F4.7090806@raytheon.com>
[not found] ` <d120d5000510111353paf02994ta3bd815428f228d2@mail.gmail.com>
2005-10-11 21:08 ` Robert Crocombe
2005-10-11 21:34 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2005-10-12 3:16 ` Robert Crocombe
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