Re: 2.6 kernel won't reboot on AMD system - 8042 problem?

David N. Welton
2004-08-11T12:46:09Z

Vojtech Pavlik wrote:

>>Could you please try the patch below? I am interested in tests both with
>>and without keyboard/mouse. The main idea is to leave ports that have been
>>disabled by BIOS alone... The patch compiles but otherwise untested. Against
>>2.6.7.

> Well, this has a problem - plugging a mouse later will never work, as
> the interface will be disabled by the BIOS if a mouse is not present at
> boot.

Nor does plugging a keyboard in work either. On the other hand, for the
application this computer is destined for, not being able to reboot is
far, far worse than adding a mouse/keyboard at run time, so I'm happy.
I'm still willing to work on and test patches, though, as I think it
would be good to get some form of fix into the kernel. And the fact
that 2.4 works shows that it is possible...

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David N. Welton
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