On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 12:42 PM Andrei Borzenkov <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Jan Gregor <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Yes, it didn't worked in slax livecd until linux kernel was started. I
> also
> > experienced same in debian installer until I disabled csm in bios that
> turns
> > on uefi mode.
> >
> > I'm aware of legacy usb support in bios and it is enabled.
> >
>
> And what about other settings there? Did you try all combinations?
>

Yes, I hope so. There were three options for usb like ehci support and in
another part of bios setup CSM options.


>
> > The problem can be that microsoft natural keyboard is visible as two usb
> hid
> > devices and the bios has somehow broken support for non-uefi case via
> bios
> > services.
> >
> > Well, I didn't expect that native usb drivers makes booting of windows
> > impossible.
> >
>
> Well ... driver changes hardware state without BIOS being aware of it
> so we try to play safe. If it possible to allow concurrent BIOS and
> GRUB access, someone with better USB knowledge please chime in.
>

I understand.


>
> > Thanks,
> > Jan
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 10:24 AM Andrei Borzenkov <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 12:04 PM, Jan Gregor <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> >   my keyboard (microsoft natural 4000) doesn't work in boot managers
> >>
> >> Do you mean it also does not work in other boot managers, not only GRUB?
> >>
> >> > although it is functional in bios, windows, linux and uefi mode.
> >> > Unfortunatelly my disk works in mbr mode so uefi is not option for me.
> >> > The
> >> > keyboard worked ok with old computer so I think the problem relates to
> >> > my
> >> > current motherboard (asus p9dws).
> >> >
> >> >  I use grub2 from fresh debian installation (jessie), version
> >> > 2.02~beta2-22+deb8u1.
> >> >
> >> >  Without modifications, grub2 boots without problems debian and
> windows
> >> > 10.
> >> > Unfortunately due to unfuctional keyboard I have to externally change
> >> > default option.
> >> >
> >> >  When I added following lines to start of grub.cfg, my keyboard works.
> >> >     nativedisk
> >> >     insmod usb
> >> >     insmod usb_keyboard
> >> >     insmod ehci
> >> >
> >> >  Unfortunatelly boot of windows 10 ends with following error message
> >> >
> >> >    A disk read error occured. Press Ctrl + Alt + Del
> >> >
> >> > I think the error can relate to usb support that forces grub to use
> >> > nativedisk module. Can you recommend how to solve booting of windows
> 10
> >> > in
> >> > this case ?
> >> >
> >>
> >> No, you cannot chainload Windows once you tainted system with native
> >> USB drivers. But the real question is why keyboard does not work. GRUB
> >> is using BIOS services to perform input/output and you say it works in
> >> BIOS setup, correct? It sounds like BIOS stops USB support when it
> >> boots something. Try playing with BIOS setup options, in particular
> >> "Legacy USB Support"; according to documentation if it is disabled,
> >> then "USB devices can be used only for the BIOS setup program".
>
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