Upgrade fresh system to standard debian 2.6.15 kernels Now console does not respond to keyboard. what to try?

[Mitchell Laks <mlaks@verizon.net>]

Hi,

I am playing with sid on fresh system install. 

I installed sarge standard desktop install.  Sarge standard installer.
I added sid main non-free contrib to apt/sources.lst. 
I did apt-get dist-upgrade.  
Then I added in linux-2.6.15-1-k7-smp kernel.  
(I disabled gdm mv /etc/rc2.d/S99gdm to /etc/rc2.d/_S99gdm so I boot into 
console for sanity sake.) I managed to get udev to upgrade itself... 

Then when  I boot into system, the system does  not respond to the keyboard. 
So I log in from ssh. Works fine via ssh.  From ssh  login, I tried and ran 

dpkg-reconfigure console-data. 

Rebooted. Still no response to the keyboard.

I then reboot into 2.6.8-2 kernel and all is fine.

Same with linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7 kernel image. No response from keyboard.  
I tried the linux-image-2.6.15-1-486 as well.  No response to keyboard.
ssh login is fine.

This is a dual 2400 AMD MP system. with m$ft internet keyboard.

what is wrong? What can I try. the system ignores the keyboard. Why? What to 
do. I would like to use debian standard kernels.

Mitchell Laks