[ale] USB Keyboard problems

[Keith Hopkins]

Ryan Williams wrote:
> I'm using SuSE 9.1 Pro with KDE and having problems with it lossing connection 
> to my USB keyboard. Any time it wakes up from suspend mode, the keyboard no 
> longer works, yet strangely, the USB mouse works fine. If I then reboot, the 
> keyboard works fine again once KDE finishes booting.
> 
> Also, the keyboard will not work at all with GRUB. So, when the screen comes 
> up to select between OS platforms, I have to have a PS/2 keyboard plugged in 
> to select anything other than the default. I am using a USB KVM switch to 
> share the USB keyboard, mouse and monitor with my other system, so I'd really 
> like to figure out a way around this issue. I couldn't find anything on the 
> SuSE knowledge base (at least that applied to 9.1). Anyone have any 
> suggestions?
> 

The keyboard not working in Grub sounds like a BIOS problem.  Check to see if there is a 'legacy' mode you can enable for USB.

Alternately, it could be a KVM problem too.  Does the keyboard work in Grub if it is directly attached?

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