Maks, Here is the output you asked for: tinom@MiniTinouaf:~$ dpkg -l udev Souhait=inconnU/Install-bé/suppRimé/Purgé/H=à garder | État=Non/Installé/fichier-Config/dépaqUeté/échec-conFig/H=semi-installé |/ Err?=(aucune)/H=à garder/besoin Réinstallation/X=les deux (État,Err: majuscule=mauvais) ||/ Nom Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ rc udev 0.086-1 /dev/ and hotplug management daemon If you want i can send 2 parts of the messages file , the first when i boot from the linux-image 2.6.15 where the USB Keybord is recognized and the second when i boot from a linux image 2.6.16 or 17 , do you think it could be useful ? Thanks a lot for looking to this problem maximilian attems a écrit : tags 383499 moreinfo severity 383499 normal stop On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 06:59:17PM +0200, Michael Henneton wrote:with linux image -2.6.17-2-686 or -2.6.16-2-686 my usb keyboard is not recognized anymore (only the laptop keyboard is recognized), but it does with linux-image-2.6.15-1-686.which version of udev are you using, post the output of dpkg -l udev |