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Re: [Fwd: Problem with BH6 mobo and keyboard]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Carlson)
Sun Nov 1 16:26:54 1998
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 16:24:39 -0500
From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com>
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Patrick O'Neil wrote:
> Can someone here enlighten me on this problem since it MAY
> be somehow related to Linux?
Try powering off for 1 minute, and booting directly into the OS
where you had the keyboard problem. If you see a keyboard
problem that way, then it is not Linux, because Linux has
not run, do you agree?
Then cold boot into Linux from a Linux boot diskette. Make one
using mkbootdisk if necessary. This will bypass everything
that is non-Linux. What happens then?
I had a mouse that played dead when I multibooted Linux and NT,
but it turned out to be a conflict between the video card and the
serial port where the mouse was connected.
You could be experiencing a Prug and Pray problem and just need
to cold boot when you switch OS's.
>
>
> To an intel newsgroup I wrote:
> >
> > On my system I have Linux, OS/2, and Win98. I use OS/2's
> > bootmanager to select which os to start at bootup.
> >
> > I recently put in a new Abit BH6 mobo and Celery 300a
> > combo. The initial start after installation was to linux
> > and it worked flawlessly. After running it thru some paces
> > I rebooted with the intent of starting Win98 to try a few
> > games. It failed because my keyboard would not function (I
> > have not yet adjusted OS/2 to work with the new hardware
> > and it is the default os in bootmanager. With the keyboard
> > not functioning, the system tries to start OS/2 but cannot.
> >
> > I powered down entirely, unplugged the keyboard from the PS/2
> > connector for a few seconds, plugged it back in and restarted.
> > Failed again.
> >
> > I cleared the CMOS and restarted. Keyboard worked and I was
> > able to get into bios again and reset everything. I restarted
> > and the keyboard worked and I was able to get to Win98. I
> > finished testing and rebooted again, with the intent of going
> > back to linux. Failed because the keyboard wasn't working again.
> >
> > Basically, I have found that MOST of the time, upon reboot, the
> > keyboard is non-functional but I can get it working again if
> > I clear the CMOS and restart. I have set the bios to stop the
> > bootup on all failures and in such cases I get a message
> > stating, "Keyboard is locked - unlock the KB". Huh? I then
> > have to clear the CMOS again, etc.
> >
> > What is the deal here? Has anyone come across this situation
> > with a BH6 mobo? I cannot find anything in BIOS that might
> > be causing this so do not know what to do. It IS unacceptable
> > to have to clear the CMOS to get things working every time I
> > reboot.
> >
> > The BIOS is v4.51G.
> > The keyboard is a Reveal Natural keyboard US101 (it is a perfectly
> > good keyboard except, apparently, for use with this mobo). There
> > is nothing wierd about it.
> >
> > Just before writing this, I had started Win98 for a bit, then
> > rebooted to Win98 again with no problems, that is, the keyboard
> > did not lock and allowed me to select Win98. Is there something
> > about linux that would screw up the keyboard with this mobo-bios
> > setup? It was only a single episode, however, of proper function
> > after a reboot.
>
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