Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 3 Jan 2006 15:52:45 -0500 (EST) | From | Alan Stern <> | Subject | Re: [linux-usb-devel] Re: usb: replace __setup("nousb") with __module_param_call |
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On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On 1/3/06, Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> wrote: > > > > usb-handoff no longer exists. The kernel now takes USB host controllers > > away from the BIOS as soon as they are discovered. > > > > Yes! YES! YEEEEES! > > *Dmitry dances and rejoices*
It may not be totally advantageous. Sometimes people have trouble with system installs, when for some reason the USB HID driver doesn't work. If you've got a USB keyboard now you're pretty well stuck, whereas in the past you could specify "nousb" and the BIOS would continue to drive the keyboard.
Alan Stern
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