Bug#728936: Bug#731939: debian-installer: USB input not functioning during install

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 06:11:12PM +0100, Andreas Cadhalpun wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I noticed one difference between my and Manfred's setup to Jason's:
> It seems USB input works now on Intel hardware (hadn't worked in the
> past), but not on AMD hardware (and also not on PowerPC).
>
> Can someone else with AMD and/or Intel hardware test this hypothesis?

I seriously doubt that this is the important difference.  These bugs
are probably duplicates of #730789: the OHCI driver (ohci-pci,
previously called ohci-hcd) is missing.  I believe that breaks:

- All devices in USB 1.x ports (except in systems with UHCI)
- Low speed and full speed devices in USB 2.0 ports

But these should still work:

- High speed devices in USB 2.0 ports (handled by ehci-pci)
- All devices in USB 3.0 ports (handled by xhci)

Keyboards and mice are generally low speed or full speed, but a
keyboard with a built-in hub might be high speed.

Ben.

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