Re: 2.6.9-rc2-mm1: i8042.c: Can't read CTR while initializing i8042

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Sunday 19 September 2004 04:08 pm, Felipe Alfaro Solana wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> My keyboard has suddenly stopped working with 2.6.9-rc2-mm1-VP-S1 and 
> 2.6.9-rc2-mm1. This is part of the output of dmesg:
> 
> i8042: ACPI  [P2KI] at I/O 0x0, 0x0, irq 1
> i8042: ACPI  [P2MI] at irq 12
> i8042.c: Can't read CTR while initializing i8042.
> 
> This does happen on 2.6.9-rc2-mm1-VP-S1 and 2.6.9-rc2-mm1 on a NEC 
> Chrom@ laptop, with a 440BX motherboard, Pentium III Mobile and 
> integrated PS/2 keyboard and mouse. It doesn't happen in 2.6.8.1, not 
> does it happen on my Pentium 4 machine, however.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 

It looks like your box has a badly written DSDT table. Try booting with
i8042.noacpi for now ot try Bjorn's patch that can be found here:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109508824931419&w=2 

-- 
Dmitry
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