Re: PROBLEM: PS/2 keyboard doesn't word with kernel 2.5.17

Tomas Szepe (szepe@pinerecords.com)
Sat, 25 May 2002 22:18:26 +0200


> I tried kernel 2.5.17, and I can't get my PS/2 keyboard to work with
> it. After booting, i can see login prompt, can move my mouse, but I can't
> write anything with my keyboard.
> I used kernel 2.4.18 before, and everything was fine.
> I have Soltek's motherboard (SL-75DRV4 on VIA KT266A).

ACPI has been known to break keyboard code on VIA systems (and maybe
others) in 2.5. Try booting with acpi=off or recompile w/ CONFIG_ACPI=N.

T.
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