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Xs1t0ry

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From: Canada

Registered: 2007-07-01

Posts: 181

Keyboard just stopped working

Hi

I am coming to you from the arch fallback... in the normal arch my keyboard won't work (I can't even log in). It was working, but after I removed my sound card (it was a X-fi so it won't work) my keyboard stopped working after a reboot. I don't presume they are related, but the keyboard stopping in general is just weird. Like I said, it worked 10 mins ago just fine.

Any suggestions?

kjon

Member

From: Temuco, Chile

Registered: 2008-04-16

Posts: 398

Re: Keyboard just stopped working

dunno. But keyboard/mouse related weirdness often can be solved checking if usb-legacy (or similar) is enabled on your bios. If it is, then disable it.

Another hint: you might try booting with 'i8042.nomux' option.

I hope it helps.

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Xs1t0ry

Member

From: Canada

Registered: 2007-07-01

Posts: 181

Re: Keyboard just stopped working

Thanks--that worked. Unfortunately, I can't switch between the arch and arch fallback options in GRUB because my keyboard doesn't "come online" until arch boots up. Is there a way to fix this? It seems like there is a system way of handling the keyboard (with usb legacy) and an arch way, and they conflict with each other, so I can use my keyboard in one place (bootup, bios, grub, etc.) or another (in arch).

Also, how does the fallback work exactly? It was the exact same as normal arch... it even had my saved session with the right FF tabs open to the right pages. If it copies arch so well, why didn't it have the keyboard problem as well?