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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: OT: Keyboard trouble
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:31:33 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <681ac7f3511311895f22cb6e2ffc11ea@coraid.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <140e7ec30712131628o677efce5yb8b3e0f1203689fc@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu Dec 13 19:28:49 EST 2007, sqweek@gmail.com wrote:
> On Dec 10, 2007 3:44 AM, Joel C. Salomon <joelcsalomon@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > What could cause a PS2 keyboard to work with the BIOS setup, with the
> > > Plan 9 install disc, but not with any of four (!) Linux Live CDs?
> >
> > BTW, plugging in a USB keyboard makes Linux happy.
> 
>  We had some trouble at work with BIOS legacy usb mode and PS2
> keyboards under linux, disabled legacy mode and everything worked.
> -sqweek

you've gotta love system mgmt mode and the special sneak-past-
the-os interrupt.  the processor is yours, except when it isn't.

- erik


  reply	other threads:[~2007-12-14  0:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-12-09 17:42 [9fans] " Joel C. Salomon
2007-12-09 17:59 ` erik quanstrom
2007-12-09 18:44 ` [9fans] " Joel C. Salomon
2007-12-14  0:28   ` sqweek
2007-12-14  0:31     ` erik quanstrom [this message]
2007-12-14  0:44       ` ron minnich
2007-12-14  0:50         ` erik quanstrom
2007-12-14  0:56           ` ron minnich
2007-12-14  1:00             ` erik quanstrom

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