http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4732
------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-08-10 07:33 ------- Similar problem here with latest cooker (sync'ed about an hour ago). I don't have a usb keyboard. However, my usb mouse, usb hub, usb printer, usb storage devices, etc. get lost sometime after the loading second stage part of the install. My hub dies completely and my mouse is intermittent. Unfortunately I did not write down the kernel errors I was seeing when this happened. I can try another install and get the kernel messages if needed. -- Configure bugmail: http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. ------- Reminder: ------- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEW creation_date: description: This is really an umbrella bug for a number of problems I've encountered while trying to install Mandrake 9.2beta on my machine. The situation doesn't look as a generic Linux problem since all other major distributions (SuSe 8.1, RedHat9) were able to install themselves without any problems. The main charecteristics of my PC is that everything is connected via USB to it. Keyboard, mouse, scanner, USB mass storage. And I guess that's the root cause of what I'm seeing. I haven't had success with Mandrake 9 line at all. All minor versions are affected. Please give this bug a serious consideration since USB mouse/keyboard are getting popular these days and without considering such configurations you might lose a number of potential users. Ok here are the problems. They are all realted to installation phase: 1.During install USB keyboard/mouse could get lost at any stage making further progress with installation impossible (I can't answer installer's questions without keyboard, right?). 2. Even when they are functional I'm getting a flood of: <4> usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout kernel messages. 3. Each splash screen during an installation freezes for 3-7 minutes before getting any further. So all I left to stare at for that period of time is a gray rectangle on the left without any text or even -- "Wait. Operation in progress" message. 4. Since keyboar/mouse could be lost during any stage of install it could be very helpfull if installer could resume after reboot instead of going from the start. 5. Even when I used PS/2 keyboard dueing install and swithed my regular USB one later on when the system booted up for the first time it didn't help. Kernel loses track of USB keyboard and all I can do is reboot. Thanks, Roman.
