From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268446AbUJDT0H (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Oct 2004 15:26:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268505AbUJDTZH (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Oct 2004 15:25:07 -0400 Received: from smtp30.hccnet.nl ([62.251.0.40]:61329 "EHLO smtp30.hccnet.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S268446AbUJDTVi (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Oct 2004 15:21:38 -0400 Message-ID: <4161A2C1.8000901@hccnet.nl> Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 21:21:37 +0200 From: Ronald Moesbergen User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 (X11/20041003) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Linux Kernel Subject: PROBLEM: 2.6.9-rc3, i8042.c: Can't read CTR while initializing i8042 X-Enigmail-Version: 0.86.0.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, Since 2.6.9-rc3 (I tested rc3-bk3 also) on 3 out of 10 boots my PS/2 keyboard is dead and 'i8042.c: Can't read CTR while initializing i8042' shows up in my logfile. Google found this: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109463125415432&w=2 which suggests to add i8042.noacpi=1 to my boot parameters, but unfortunately that doesn't help, the kernel doesn't even recognize this option. Reverting back to 2.6.9-rc2 fixes it. The machine is a P4 3Ghz HT, E7205 chipset, ASUS P4P8X board. lspci output: 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. E7205 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 0000:00:00.1 Class ff00: Intel Corp. E7505/E7205 Series RAS Controller (rev 03) 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. E7505/E7205 PCI-to-AGP Bridge (rev 03) 0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 82) 0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) IDE Controller (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 02) 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV38 [GeForce FX 5950 Ultra] (rev a1) 0000:02:02.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78) 0000:02:07.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 03) 0000:02:07.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy MIDI/Game port (rev 03) 0000:02:07.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port Relevant (i hope) config options: CONFIG_X86=y CONFIG_X86_PC=y CONFIG_MPENTIUM4=y CONFIG_SMP=y CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y CONFIG_PREEMPT=y CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y CONFIG_X86_TSC=y CONFIG_X86_MCE=y CONFIG_X86_MCE_NONFATAL=y CONFIG_X86_MCE_P4THERMAL=y CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM=y CONFIG_MTRR=y CONFIG_REGPARM=y CONFIG_PM=y CONFIG_ACPI=y CONFIG_ACPI_BOOT=y CONFIG_ACPI_INTERPRETER=y CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y CONFIG_ACPI_BUS=y CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y CONFIG_ACPI_PCI=y CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y CONFIG_PCI=y CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y CONFIG_PCI_MMCONFIG=y CONFIG_INPUT=y CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y CONFIG_SERIO=y CONFIG_SERIO_I8042=y CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD=y CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD=y CONFIG_VT=y CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y CONFIG_RTC=y CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_USB=y CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=y CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y CONFIG_USB_HID=y CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT=y CONFIG_LOCKD=y CONFIG_LOCKD_V4=y CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y CONFIG_X86_FIND_SMP_CONFIG=y CONFIG_X86_MPPARSE=y CONFIG_X86_SMP=y CONFIG_X86_HT=y CONFIG_X86_TRAMPOLINE=y CONFIG_PC=y Any help on resolving this issue is greatly appreciated. Please let me know if any more information and/or testing is needed. Please CC me, i'm not on the list. Thanks, Ronald.