Try setting "legacy USB support" (or similar) in the bios setup. It might get the wireless kbd working right from start.
> I tried the pcisetup program tonight in the hope of getting the > DB25-1205 breakout board inputs working on my CNC router with the D525MW > motherboard. No luck. I did the dmesg stuff and it reported the same > parallel port location as the example posted recently to this email > list. The program compiled OK with a warning about redefining the exit > function or something like that, and it ran OK with a message about > writing some value to some memory location, but the inputs that I > monitored in LinuxCNC remained inactive regardless of whether I applied > 0V or 5V. > > I'm fairly sure I configured the BIOS to set the parallel port to EPP. > I was unable to get into the BIOS setup tonight. Apparently, I need a > wired keyboard, because presumably the BIOS ignores the Logitech K400 > wireless keyboard until after it scans for a keyboard F2 to enter the > BIOS setup. It's the wireless keyboard catch 22. I'll take a wired > keyboard tomorrow to access the BIOS and double check the BIOS setup. > > As much as I appreciate Jon's pcisetup code, this seems like a BIOS bug > to me, and if I can flash the BIOS and fix it (or brick it!) then I'd > prefer to do that. My brain is too old to remember to do the pcisetup > trick again if I ever change the motherboard, SSD, reinstall > Ubuntu/LinuxCNC, etc. I have one other D525MW motherboard for the > imminent mini lathe conversion, so I hope to flash the BIOS on both of > them at the same time. > > It's been a long week and my geek mojo was weak tonight. I ended up > abandoning the 90 degree shop to sit in the air conditioning and > research CAM programs. Looks like I'll be installing MeshCAM under Wine > tomorrow, assuming I get my mojo back. I don't expect that to need much > geek mojo. > > Slow, mostly steady progress on my Summer Of Projects. > > > > On 06/21/2013 05:39 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Friday 21 June 2013 17:38:40 Jon Elson did opine: >> >>> Gene Heskett wrote: >>>> I have two of those D525MW boards. I had to reflash the bios straight >>>> away, but I haven't had any parport problems using the default configs >>>> for the parport in Linuxcnc since. The latest bios flash for those >>>> boards might actually fix it. YMMV of course. >>> Most of the LinuxCNC drivers that use the EPP mode handle this problem >>> in the driver, so the user never sees the problem. My little pcisetup >>> program >>> has essentially been incorporated into the drivers for Pico Systems and >>> Mesa boards, at least. BUT, to use other software, such as my >>> diagnostic programs, you do need the pcisetup program on those >>> computers with the BIOS problem. >>> >>> Jon >> Thanks Jon. I grabbed a copy just in case. :) >> >> Cheers, Gene > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
