Re: isa0060/serio0 problems -WAS- Re: Asus MB and 2.6.12 Problems

[Michael Krufky <mike@krufky.com>]

Michael Krufky wrote:

> Frank Peters <frank.peters@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> After downloading and compiling the latest version 2.6.12, my
>> keyboard becomes unresponsive and dead following the boot process.
>> This doesn't occur all of the time, but only some of the time.
>> In particular, the follwing boot up message will be seen at
>> sporadic places among the other text output:
>>
>> input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
>>
>> When this message does not occur anywhere in the boot messages,
>> the keyboard is not functional.  When the message does occur, then
>> the keyboard will respond, but sometimes with an erratic key
>> repeat rate.  After rebooting several times I can usually get
>> the system up and running smoothly, but with this current kernel
>> 2.6.12, there is no guarantee that it will boot properly at any
>> given time.
>>  
>>
> ...
>
>> My system is an ASUS P4B533 motherboard with a Pentium 3.6 Ghz
>> Hyperthreaded processor and 1 GHz RAM.  The kernel is the stock
>> linux kernel (compiled with gcc-2.95.3) and the rest of my software
>> is self-compiled (i.e. no distribution).
>>
>> If I disable ACPI, either by compiling a new 2.6.12 kernel or
>> through boot up parameters, the keyboard will respond normally
>> without any problems, but the kernel will not recognize my
>> hyperthreaded processor.  Only one CPU will be initialized and
>> active.
>>
>> Thus, I can enjoy a problem-free 2.6.12 kernel if I choose to 
>> sacrifice ACPI and hyperthreading.
>>  
>>
> ...
>
>> If anyone has any suggestions or needs any more information,
>> please CC me at the address frank.peters@comcast.net as I am not
>> a subscriber to the list.
>>  
>>
> I am having the same problem with my Shuttle FT61 motherboard, 
> although I have not tried to disable ACPI... Until now I thought I 
> just had a faulty keyboard, as my method to fix this was to unplug the 
> keyboard and plug it back in after bootup.  When this happens, I see 
> this in dmesg as the last line:
>
> input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
>
> I am also having problems with my AUX mouse, as seen in message
>
> Subject: 2.6.12-rc5-mm1 breaks serio: i8042 AUX port
>
> Frank, are you having problems with your ps/2 mouse port as well?
>
> I haven't spent enough time experimenting with this, as I thought it 
> might have had something to to with my hardware / KVM switch.  Seeing 
> Frank's message is the reason why I've decided to chime back in on this.
>
> As a clarification, I have been having these keyboard problems 
> intermittently, regardless of whether I'm using -mm or mainline 
> kernel.  I was NOT having this problem in 2.6.11  I wasn't having the 
> psaux mouse problems in 2.6.11 either  .... I unplugged my psaux mouse 
> from that machine before 2.6.12-mainline was released, so I don't know 
> if those symptoms are still present.  (using USB mouse now instead).  
> I am currently in my office, so I can't test this right now, and I 
> will be away for this weekend.  I'll be able to make these tests again 
> come Sunday night/Monday.   ...and I will try it this time WITHOUT the 
> kvm switch.
>
I tested the above scenarios with 2.6.12-mm2 and everything is working 
normally again.  ...still having input problems with older -mm kernels, 
but if -mm2 is working then I must assume that the problem, (at least MY 
problem) has already been fixed.

Thank you!