[mythtv-users] OT: nForce2, USB KB, and GRUB

[Jarod C. Wilson]

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>>>>> I know this is a bit off topic, but seeing as many of you use an 
>>>>> nForce2 motherboard, I figured it wouldnt hurt to ask.  I have an 
>>>>> Abit NF7-S 2.0 motherboard, brand new, and I am finding that 
>>>>> neither GRUB nor lilo will work with a USB keyboard.  USB works 
>>>>> fine in the BIOS, as well as when the system starts up, but GRUB 
>>>>> and lilo (RH and Mandrake) both refuse to take any kind of input 
>>>>> from it.  When I plug in a PS/2 keyboard, GRUB works just fine.  
>>>>> What gives?
>>>>
>>>> Look in the BIOS for something like "Legacy USB Support" or "USB 
>>>> Keyboard Support". Whatever its at, try toggling it to the other 
>>>> value. I can't recall if enabled or disabled makes it play nice 
>>>> w/GRUB... Probably varies from board to board also.

>>> Humm, just looked through the Bios, and the only USB related option 
>>> was "USB has its own IRQ".  I tried turning it off, but it was no 
>>> good.

>> Scratch that.. I just found it.  USB Support from: OS or Bios.  Set 
>> it to bios, and it works fine in GRUB.  It was about 3 menus deep (in 
>> PCI devices)

> Ok..  one more time..   now that I have the keyboard working in GRUB, 
> it no longer works once linux boots.   Sorry for the 3 messages in a 
> row..

I'm now recalling that one of my boards did stupid things like that 
also. However, I don't recall if I ever got it fixed. That board is in 
a system with a PS/2 keyboard now. Was that the one and only option 
relating to USB keyboards and/or legacy support and/or non-DOS 
operating systems, etc?

Also, does *anything* USB work at that point? Some boards just aren't 
very Linux-friendly... You might see if there's a BIOS update also. 
That's about all the ideas I've got at the moment... Back to my RHEL3 
rebuild...

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Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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