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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:31:33 -0500
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: OT: Keyboard trouble
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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