Bug#357187: further info on 2.6.15 kernel bug affecting ps2 keyboard and mouse on isa subsystem

[Mitchell Laks <mlaks@verizon.net>]

Dear Gurus,

Here is some dmesg information from 2.6.15 kernel 
that gives me more clues what is going on.

isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f13:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
i8042.c: Can't read CTR while initializing i8042.
pnp: Device 00:0b does not supported disabling.
pnp: Device 00:0a does not supported disabling.

note that on 2.6.8.2 kernel booting it refers to serio as involved with 
keyboard and mouse

dmesg on an sid 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

I found kernel traffic discussing this issue. Here are simple examples:

1) 
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/1/14/208

Re: PROBLEM: PS/2 keyboard does not work with 2.6.15

3) 
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0601.1/1433.html
Re: PROBLEM: PS/2 keyboard does not work with 2.6.15
From: Alan Stern 

3) 

http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0505.3/0846.html
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In 2.6.12-rc5-mm1, I can't use my psaux mouse, but it worked perfectly fine in 
both 2.6.12-rc5 and in 2.6.12-rc4-mm2.

In 2.6.12-rc5-mm1 , dmesg says:

PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f13:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
Failed to disable AUX port, but continuing anyway... Is this a SiS?
If AUX port is really absent please use the 'i8042.noaux' option.
serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1

This is what dmesg says in both 2.6.12-rc4-mm2 and 2.6.12-rc5 :

PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f13:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1

I am using a Shuttle FT61 motherboard. Is there any more information necessary 
to debug this?
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