Messages in this thread | | | From | w41ter@gmail ... | Subject | Re: commit a802dd0e breaks console keyboard input | Date | Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:52:57 -0700 |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2008, Heiko Carstens wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 05:09:24PM -0700, walt wrote: > > Hi team, > > > > commit a802dd0eb5fc97a50cf1abb1f788a8f6cc5db635 > > Author: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com> > > Date: Mon Oct 13 23:50:08 2008 +0200 > > > > Call init_workqueues before pre smp initcalls. > > > > This commit causes the console login prompt to ignore my keystrokes > > so I'm unable to log in (though ssh works fine). Oddly, if I hit > > ctrl-alt-delete the machine does reboot, but no other keystrokes > > appear on the screen or have any effect that I can detect. > > > > No surprise that this problem appears only on my dual-core amd64 > > machine, while the k7 single processor machine works normally. > > > > I've not seen anyone else complaining on the linux list, so maybe > > this is a BIOS bug on the affected machine? It's an ECS mobo with > > a GeForce6100PM-M2 chipset, and I use a ps/2 keyboard. > > Could you try the patch below and see if it makes any difference? > Thanks!
<patch snipped for brevity>
No difference that I can detect, sorry. The login prompt still ignores my keystrokes. I'm happy to try any other ideas or patches. (Yes, I did use git bisect to find this commit.)
Thanks.
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