On Fri, 18 Aug 2006, Vega wrote: > Hi, > > I noticed a problem while using usb keyboard. I happend with different > distros, but the last one was Ubuntu 6.06.1. The keyboard normally works > with windows and it also worked during and after the installation of Ubuntu. > The problem appears when I don't exit the Ubuntu system the normal way - by > shutdown, but e.g by hardware reset.
You mean, by pushing the reset button? > Then, after BIOS finishes, GRUB shows > menu and I cannot use USB keyboard until I take the power down from the > motherboard. Something like this (if I rememeber well) never happened to me > with windows - I could reset it anytime, during booting, or later, and the > keyboard worked. What could be the cause? The cause is your motherboard or your BIOS. It certainly isn't Linux -- if you press the reset button then Linux doesn't get a chance to do anything at all! > It seems like linux kernel > switches USB off somehow, and even after reset or power-off (not taking > power down from tha motherboard) doesn't reinitialize USB. I would > appreciate any answers very much. Linux does not turn USB off. It is the job of the reset circuitry on the motherboard and the BIOS to reinitialize the USB controllers when you reboot. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
