Bug 165944

Summary: USB keyboard randomly stops working on Dell GX280
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Reporter: Dominic Duval <dduval>
Component: kernelAssignee: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Version: 4.0CC: cbasquez, jbaron
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Description Dominic Duval 2005-08-15 04:34:27 UTC
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Description of problem:
USB keyboards on Dell GX280 machines will randomly and frequently (i.e. once every 4-5 hours of continuous use) stop working. Disconnecting and connecting the keyboard on a difference USB port generally fixes the problem.

Note that the USB keyboard relies on USB modules, as there is no PS/2 emulation on the GX280 (or PS/2 emulation doesn't kick in automaticaly). After verification, no corresponding setting were found in the BIOS to emulate a PS/2 keyboard.

The problem occurs in all runlevels, and seems to indicate a limitation in the ehci-hcd or uhci-hcd drivers.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.9-5.EL

How reproducible:
Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot the system normaly using a USB keyboard on a Dell GX280.
2. After a while, the keyboard will stop responding.

  

Additional info:

This is different from bug 165942 filled earlier.

Comment 1 Pete Zaitcev 2005-08-31 01:13:40 UTC
Anything in the dmesg (please capture it with a login over network)?


Comment 3 Jiri Pallich 2012-06-20 16:02:30 UTC
Thank you for submitting this issue for consideration in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The release for which you requested us to review is now End of Life. 
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