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

[Michael Krufky <mkrufky@m1k.net>]

Andrew Morton wrote:

>Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net> wrote:
>  
>
>>On Thursday 04 August 2005 22:09, Frank Peters wrote:
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>>>I'll use bugzilla to report any problems with 2.6.13-rc6.
>>>
>>>But since I've included the "usb-handoff" option at boot time,
>>>all my problems (except the long dhcp/eth0 connect time) are
>>>now gone.  Right now I'm using 2.6.13-rc5.
>>>
>>>I understand the need to pinpoint the kernel version, but the
>>>"usb-handoff" option has even corrected some problems that
>>>started in linux-2.4.x.  For example, my PS/2 mouse now functions
>>>normally.  It has not worked with this motherboard since some time
>>>in the 2.4.x series.  Also, my keyboard lights were malfunctioning
>>>under X-Window since early 2.6.x, but with the "usb-handoff" option
>>>they are working normally now.
>>>
>>>If I had known about the "usb-handoff" option earlier, this thread 
>>>probalby would not even have come into existence.  As long as "usb-handoff"
>>>keeps working, I would consider the issue closed.
>>>
>>We really really need to make usb-handoff default. Even if there known boxes
>>that don't like it the blacklist would be rather short, much shorter than
>>a whitelist.
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>>
>Sounds like a fun thing for post-2.6.13.
>
>What does usb-handoff do, precisely?
>
I just did a series tests.  This is necessary, because the problem was 
intermittent for me.  usb-handoff fixes all of my problems!!!

without using usb-handoff, my ps/2 mouse works 1/10 times
using usb-handoff, my ps/2 mouse works 10/10 times

I consider the problem solved... If Dmitry wants to make usb-handoff the 
default, he has my support :-).

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Michael Krufky