On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 09:09:07AM -0500, Mitchell Laks wrote: > On Thursday 16 March 2006 06:28, you wrote: > > On Thursday 16 March 2006 04:33, Mitchell Laks wrote: > > > I get frozen console with no keyboard or mouse activity. I can only ssh > > > into the system. > > > > What type of keyboard and mouse do you have? PS/2 or usb? > > If usb, does your system also have a PS/2 connector for the keyboard? > > If so, can you try installing using a PS/2 keyboard? > > As I indicated (I thought) in my original post: > > I use only ps2 products. > > I am an experienced debian installer. I install debian servers in high volume > server environments. I store medical images on debian servers. I CARE about > the debian install system and I use debian in all my latest systems (>30 > working debian servers...). > > Standard PS/2 keyboard. I tried my usual pair of Microsoft Internet Keyboard > and microsoft Intellimouse 1.2a ps2 mouse as well as trying knock off > keyboards and mice. > > I think it is the kernel in the new installer. I repeat I have installed on > this system Woody and Sarge many times with no problem. > > This keyboard failure to recognize happens with the debian etch installer or > if I upgrade a sarge install system on that box to the 2.6.15 debian kernel. > > I have done 2 ab initio installs of sarge -> upgrade desktop system to sid. > Works with keyboard. Then upgrade kernel from sarge 2.6.8 to 2.6.15 no > keyboard, and can only log in and use system via ssh. > > I have posted ouput from dmesg|input in that kernel - only sees the speaker > no keyboard or mouse > > dmesg on an upgraded sarge system with the 2.6.8 kernel tells me the > following > > serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12 > serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1 > input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0 > atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program, like XFree86, might be > trying access hardware directly. > atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program, like XFree86, might be > trying > input: PS/2 Generic Mouse on isa0060/serio1 > > On this motherboard the keyboard and mouse live on a subsystem called > isa0060 > I have checked that the debian kernel activates ISA: > /boot/config-2.6.15-1-k7-smp:CONFIG_ISA=y > > I dont know what the problem is.
If you don't start X at boot, does the mouse/keyboard work at the console? If it does, perhaps an upgrade to x.org or something would fix the problem. Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
