Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 12:51:05 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 12:51:05 -0500 Received: from pc2-cwma1-4-cust86.swan.cable.ntl.com ([213.105.254.86]:6798 "EHLO irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 12:50:56 -0500 Subject: Re: MB without keyboard controller / USB-only keyboard ? From: Alan Cox To: Stephan von Krawczynski Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <20030109183952.6be142fe.skraw@ithnet.com> References: <20030109114247.211f7072.skraw@ithnet.com> <1042134121.27796.20.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20030109183952.6be142fe.skraw@ithnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1042137928.27796.48.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.1 (1.2.1-2) Date: 09 Jan 2003 18:45:28 +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 770 Lines: 18 On Thu, 2003-01-09 at 17:39, Stephan von Krawczynski wrote: > > > pc_keyb: controller jammed (0xFF) > > > > Does your BIOS do keyboard emulation ? > > It is Compaq EVO D510. It has merely nothing of interest in the BIOS (no > keyboard emu). As far as I remember it contains an I845 chipset. Can you use the USB keyboard to configure the BIOS during boot. If so then it almost certainly has USB bios emulation. Another trivial test that would be useful is to stick a freedos boot floppy in the box and see if freedos works - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/