PCMCIA: The Keyboard Is Locked

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Symptom

You have installed and activated PCMCIA. Although you can boot as usual, you cannot log in at the login prompt. Both the keyboard and the mouse hang. This error can arise during the installation, too, if PCMCIA modules have been loaded.

Cause

When starting, PCMCIA probes for free interrupts. Probing the IRQ 12 causes a problem with the PS/2 controller, to which both keyboard and mouse are attached.

Solution

Insert the option irq_list=3,5,7,9,10 for the variable PCMCIA_PCIC_OPTS in the file /etc/rc.config (or /etc/rc.config.d/pcmcia.rc.config for version 7.3 or /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia from 8.0 on), so only the listed IRQs will be probed. Only list available IRQs.

PCMCIA_PCIC_OPTS="irq_list=3,5,7,9,10"

The option irq_list=3,5,7,9,10 can also be used if this problem occurs during the installation process. When loading the PCMCIA modules, you will be asked twice to define the necessary parameters. Enter this option at the second prompt when asked for specific parameters for the chipset "i82365".


Keywords: PCMCIA, NOTEBOOK, LAPTOP, KEYBOARD, MOUSE, GPM, LOGIN

Categories: Hardware

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