Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 143781
PS2 mouse/keyboard lockup if to remove and reinsert either of these.
Last modified: 2015-01-04 17:14:24 EST
Description of problem: If to plug out the PS2 mouse or keyboard and then reinsert it then the usual effect is the lockup of this device and if You are very "lucky" then both devices are in lockup state until You reboot the box. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): All versions. I recall kernel 2.2 series as having this issue. 2.4 and 2.6 has the same issue as well. How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start up the FC and unplug the PS2 keyboard/mouse or both; 2. Reinsert these; Actual results: Usually the keyboard/mouse is in lockup state where no pressing or moving will have no effect. Expected results: No issues. Additional info: If the first time does not bring up this issue then unplug/reinsert these devices again.
An update has been released for Fedora Core 3 (kernel-2.6.12-1.1372_FC3) which may contain a fix for your problem. Please update to this new kernel, and report whether or not it fixes your problem. If you have updated to Fedora Core 4 since this bug was opened, and the problem still occurs with the latest updates for that release, please change the version field of this bug to 'fc4'. Thank you.
This bug has been automatically closed as part of a mass update. It had been in NEEDINFO state since July 2005. If this bug still exists in current errata kernels, please reopen this bug. There are a large number of inactive bugs in the database, and this is the only way to purge them. Thank you.