On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all. I bought a usb keyboard yesturday and think I > stumbled upon something that isn't well in the kernel. > > Quick and simple, the keyboard works under 2.6.4 but not under > 2.6.8 and a patched 2.6.8 w/2.6.9-rc1. It also does not work > on a different machine with 2.6.7. > > On the newer versions where it doesn't "work", I can get > output in a terminal from the keyboard, the keys just need to > be depressed for 4-5 seconds and then a whole string of the > character pressed floods the screen. The same works for keys > such as scroll lock/caps lock. > > Dmesg output on all kernels looks exactly the same and I'll > attatch it to the bottom of the post. Frustrated as I was I > copied the source from the 2.6.4 kernel tree in > drivers/bus/usb/input to the 2.6.8 w/the 2.6.9-rc1 patched > tree, commented out a total of 5 lines so the thing would > compile, and upon reboot, the system stopped booting but was > responsive. Without the keyboard plugged in at boot, the > computer boots fine and when the keyboard is plugged in later, > it works fine. The plain old 2.6.8 and 2.6.7 kernel boot fine > with the keyboard plugged in, they just don't work with the > keyboard. > > Additionally "cat /proc/bus/usb/devices" hangs and provides no > output on 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.9-rc1, AND the 2.6.9-rc1 kernel > w/the 2.6.4 usb input source when the keyboard is plugged in. > It does work fine however for 2.6.4 w/the keyboard plugged in > and all of the other kernels listed work fine when the > keyboard is not plugged in. > > I've seen a lot of here and there chatter about usb problems > relating to keyboards on the newer kernels, 2.6.8. This > person seemed to have a very similar problem but I have no > other usb problems (usb drive, printer, mouse all work fine): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg26745.html > > I however, could not get the patch finally posted in the > thread, to apply to my 2.6.8 kernel source. So if someone > would like to help with that in addition to problem solving, I > would appreciate it. The post with the patch is here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg27050.html
You could try an earlier version of the patch: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-usb-devel&m=109241303306477&q=raw It might fix your problem. Neither form of the patch has made it into the official kernel yet. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
