Bug#357187: installation-report: etch beta2 install not recognize keyboard mouse
On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 09:09:07AM -0500, Mitchell Laks wrote:
> On Thursday 16 March 2006 06:28, you wrote:
> > On Thursday 16 March 2006 04:33, Mitchell Laks wrote:
> > > I get frozen console with no keyboard or mouse activity. I can only ssh
> > > into the system.
> >
> > What type of keyboard and mouse do you have? PS/2 or usb?
> > If usb, does your system also have a PS/2 connector for the keyboard?
> > If so, can you try installing using a PS/2 keyboard?
>
> As I indicated (I thought) in my original post:
>
> I use only ps2 products.
>
> I am an experienced debian installer. I install debian servers in high volume
> server environments. I store medical images on debian servers. I CARE about
> the debian install system and I use debian in all my latest systems (>30
> working debian servers...).
>
> Standard PS/2 keyboard. I tried my usual pair of Microsoft Internet Keyboard
> and microsoft Intellimouse 1.2a ps2 mouse as well as trying knock off
> keyboards and mice.
>
> I think it is the kernel in the new installer. I repeat I have installed on
> this system Woody and Sarge many times with no problem.
>
> This keyboard failure to recognize happens with the debian etch installer or
> if I upgrade a sarge install system on that box to the 2.6.15 debian kernel.
>
> I have done 2 ab initio installs of sarge -> upgrade desktop system to sid.
> Works with keyboard. Then upgrade kernel from sarge 2.6.8 to 2.6.15 no
> keyboard, and can only log in and use system via ssh.
>
> I have posted ouput from dmesg|input in that kernel - only sees the speaker
> no keyboard or mouse
>
> dmesg on an upgraded sarge system with the 2.6.8 kernel tells me the
> following
>
> serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
> serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
> input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
> atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program, like XFree86, might be
> trying access hardware directly.
> atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program, like XFree86, might be
> trying
> input: PS/2 Generic Mouse on isa0060/serio1
>
> On this motherboard the keyboard and mouse live on a subsystem called
> isa0060
> I have checked that the debian kernel activates ISA:
> /boot/config-2.6.15-1-k7-smp:CONFIG_ISA=y
>
> I dont know what the problem is.
If you don't start X at boot, does the mouse/keyboard work at the
console? If it does, perhaps an upgrade to x.org or something would fix
the problem.
Len Sorensen
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