> > This USB keyboard (and mouse?) issue with the w2100z > appears to be tracked as bug > 6423164 "USB keyboard & mouse don't work on w2100z > running b39": > > http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6423164 > Thanks for the find!
> Not sure how they found the difference in "prtconf > -D" output between b38 and b39 > when the usb console keyboard is unusable with b39; > probably by booting b39 using a serial console? > That would be my guess as well. > According to the bug's description, it seems that the > b39 kernel doesn't detect the > ohci or ehci devices any more (==> so that usb > becomes completely unusable with > b39 on the w2100z) ? > This sounds right. > > Well, that seems to be a different issue than the one > that I'm currently observing > on a Tyan Tiger MP, with a dead usb keyboard, when > using b41. It seems that b41 > deadlocks at boot time when you use an usb keyboard > with an integrated usb hub, > and attach such a keyboard to another hub. This used > to work with b40. > Good luck to you in your quest on your Tyan. Why we need USB for a keyboard I've never understood. What a PITA! > > So I guess the only way to get a console keyboard > with b39 on the w2100z is to use a > serial port as console device? > Yes, and I've seen what fun getting a serial console on a W2100z can be, therefore, here's the magic courtesy of Tom Haynes for anyone else following along: Post 0 http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/tdh?entry=w2100z_getting_a_console_port Post1 http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/tdh?entry=w2100z_getting_a_console_port1 Post2 http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/tdh?entry=w2100z_getting_a_console_port2 > With b39, are there any error messages reported on > the console from the "ohci" or "ehci" > kernel module? Or maybe from the "pci" kernel > module? Maybe when you enable > verbose kernel messages by booting with the "-v" > option? No error messages reported with the standard boot arguments. The keyboard just fails to work and you are eventually staring at a language selection screen for eternity. For my available time, I'm just going to go back to s10u1 for the moment on this machine and hope this gets sorted soon and isn't carried into s10u2. I've also realize how valueable the bug database is and will start using it from now on. Thanks for your help Jürgen! This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-help mailing list [email protected]
