Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 11 Nov 2003 17:56:38 -0800 | From | Eric Sandall <> | Subject | Re: USB-keyboard not recognized when not connected during startup |
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Quoting Otto Wyss <otto.wyss@orpatec.ch>: > Please CC, I'm not subscribed. > > I use an USB-keyboard via an USB-switchbox on 2 computers (PC and Mac). > When I boot into Windows or MacOS9 it doesn't matter whether my USB is > connected, the keyboard gets recognized when the connection happens. Not > so on Linux (PC), there the keyboard gets only recognized if it's > connected during startup. If I forget to switch the keyboard to the PC > before I start Linux, it isn't recognized and unusable. This is mostly > annoying because I can't get rid of my AT-keyboard and just use the > USB-keyboard, a none working keyboard is identical to a system crash! > When the USB-keyboard is connected during startup everything is okay. > > I've seen this behavior with my Debian (sarge) system running my own > built kernel 2.4.21 with USB input and keyboard drivers compiled in. I > also see this problem when running Knoppix live CD, therefore it's > common to any Debian based system, probably to any Linux system. > > Is this problem, not recognizing an USB-keyboard when not connected > during startup, know and is there a solution for it? Is there a solution > in the upcoming 2.6 kernel? > > If anyone wants to test this and has a desktop system with USB, just > disconnect your normal keyboard, start the system and connect an > USB-keyboard after the login prompt is shown. You could use the keyboard > of a Mac if you don't have any. Also your kernel has to have > USB-input/USB-HID and USB-keyboard support compiled in. > > O. Wyss
Have you tried installing hotplug? That should automatically load the modules/devices needed when you plug it in after boot.
-sandalle
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