Keyboard & Mouse wont work after kernel upgrade

[steven at heimann.com.au]

I seem to have found a solution to this.  It is something to do with i8042
suport in later kernels.

Turning off USB keyboard & USB mouse suport in the BIOS seems to have got
it working.

Steven



ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com wrote on 23/10/2004 01:50:32 PM:

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> I have been trying Ubuntu Linux for one of the office staff at work and
on
> my wifes computer at home.  The work system is going well but I have had
> trouble with my wife's system.  ( I have had to switch from Firefox to
> Mozilla to get internet banking to work for both of them )
>
> My wife wants to run something called Precision Performance software
> (Windows) which talks to her heart rate monitor.  I tried Crossover which
> was able to run the software but could not get it to talk irda to the
> watch.   So I am trying VMware.
>
> To get VMware to install I have had to upgrade the kernel as I was
getting
> mismatches of the linux headers and the kernel when vmware tried to
compile
> its modules.  I think the default was 2.6.8.1-2.  I have tried
> 2.6.8.1-3-386 and 2.6.8.1-3-686.  The system boots fine but I can not get
> any response from the keyboard or mouse.  I can ssh to the box and all
> works fine.
>
> I think I installed the kernel image, and the linux-headers.
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> I have looked at dmesg and can not see any problems with the keyboard or
> mouse.  When I boot to the 2.6.1.8-2 kernel it all works again.
>
> Can anyone suggest what to try next.
>
> Steven
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