From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263561AbTDGRPn (for ); Mon, 7 Apr 2003 13:15:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263562AbTDGRPn (for ); Mon, 7 Apr 2003 13:15:43 -0400 Received: from e34.co.us.ibm.com ([32.97.110.132]:40637 "EHLO e34.co.us.ibm.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263561AbTDGRPm (for ); Mon, 7 Apr 2003 13:15:42 -0400 Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 08:58:58 -0700 From: Greg KH To: "Robert P. J. Day" Cc: Linux kernel mailing list Subject: Re: USB optical mouse on laptop causes bk12 boot to hang Message-ID: <20030407155858.GA2553@kroah.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Apr 07, 2003 at 09:23:19AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > on to the next issue. the setup: > dell inspiron 8100 laptop > RH 9 > 2.5.66-bk12 > > for ergonomic reasons, rather than use the laptop keyboard and > touchpad, i have (under the previous RH 8 and 2.4.20) been using > an external PS/2 keyboard and logitech USB optical mouse. this > setup has been working fine -- when both external input devices > are connected, i can use either keyboard, and just the optical > USB mouse. > > booting under 2.5.66-bk12, if just the keyboard is connected, > no problem. the boot works, both keyboards are active, and the > touchpad works. > > however, if i connect *only* the optical mouse, the boot gets > to "Freeing unused kernel memory", hangs for about a minute, > then powers down the box. not good. (same thing happens if > both external keyboard and mouse are connected, so i've isolated > it to just the optical mouse). What happens when you plug in the mouse, after the boot process has completed? thanks, greg k-h