On Tue, Apr 25, 2000 at 06:26:32PM -0600, jc wrote: >From: intrep [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 4:08 PM >To: jc >Subject: Re: abit bp6's QQ bios for usb on linux > > >Hi JC, I am a BP6 user, and I use a USB keyboard and mouse as well. USB on >the BP6 works with any BIOS revision, with 1 particular caveat. If you are >using the USB controller with a pre QQ bios, you must have your MPS >setting in your bios set to 1.1. If you are only using one CPU in your BP6 >this does not matter. However, if you are using two CPU's then it is >better to use MPS1.4, however, its not necessary. The QQ BIOS solves this >problem. This is true for all versions of the linux kernel, as well as >Win2k. For more information about this stuff, check out www.bp6.com. > >-Andrew Hi, If I recall correctly, with NJ bios or earlier, the following applies as far as USB in concerned: - Linux 2.2.14 and the USB backport patch worked fine with MPS 1.4 - Linux 2.3.x up to around 2.3.19 worked fine with MPS 1.4 - Linux 2.3.x from 2.3.43 or maybe 2.3.44 onward work fine with MPS 1.4 - Linux 2.3.x kernels inbetween the above required MPS1.1 - Win2k required MPS1.1 I know posted about this back when these kernels were current, its probably in the list archives somewhere. -Harold -- "Life sucks, deal with it!" --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
