Re: 2.4.20-rc3 keyboard & mouse lost in X

[John Bradford]

> > > I've mentioned it before many times, (since 2.4.20-pre8) so I'll just
> > > mention - it still happens.
> > > Going to X mouse and keyboard stop responding.
> > > 
> > > Not a good thing, since most users like using X.
> > 
> > Are you sure it isn't an XF86Config problem?  Does 2.4.19 work?
> 
> 2.4.19 works - every 2.4.x works up to 2.4.20pre8. pre8 with ac3
> works (what I'm using now). If you look back you'll see I've reported
> this for many versions (most of 2.5.4x has the same problem).

Try disabling the local APIC, if it is enabled.

> The ONLY difference between working and not working is the kernel
> version.

2.4.x and 2.5.x have very different input layers, so it is suprising
that the same problem is occuring with both trees.

John.