No keyboard control on the console or in X
[2.] Full description of the problem/report:
No keyboard control with devfs enabled on boot up.
Is it time to give up on devfs? (This is not flamebait.)
[3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):
Keyboard console
[4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
Linux version 2.5.36 (root@the-penguin) (gcc version 2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease)) #0 Wed Sep 18 15:46:06 PDT 2002
[5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information
resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt)
No messages or oops.
[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the
problem (if possible)
N/A
[7.] Environment
Debian unstable devfs enabled on bootup.
[7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)
If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.
Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.
Linux the-penguin 2.5.36 #0 Wed Sep 18 15:46:06 PDT 2002 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux
Gnu C 2.95.4
Gnu make 3.79.1
util-linux 2.11n
mount 2.11n
modutils 2.4.19
e2fsprogs 1.28
Linux C Library 2.2.5
Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.2.5
Procps 2.0.7
Net-tools 1.60
Console-tools 0.2.3
Sh-utils 4.5.1
Modules Loaded nls_iso8859-1 ncpfs radeon binfmt_misc vfat fat sr_mod cdrom 3c59x
[7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo):
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 6
model : 6
model name : AMD Athlon(TM) XP 1700+
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1466.587
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mp mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow
bogomips : 2883.58
[7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules):
nls_iso8859-1 2844 0 (autoclean)
ncpfs 36184 0 (autoclean)
radeon 96180 0
binfmt_misc 5796 1
vfat 9856 0 (unused)
fat 32920 0 [vfat]
sr_mod 12324 0 (unused)
cdrom 29504 0 [sr_mod]
3c59x 25664 1
[7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem)
*ioports*
0000-001f : dma1
0020-003f : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-007f : rtc
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00bf : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
02f8-02ff : serial
03c0-03df : vga+
03f8-03ff : serial
0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
7800-781f : VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (#4)
8000-801f : VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (#3)
8400-840f : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B PIPC Bus Master IDE
8800-887f : 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone]
8800-887f : 00:0f.0
9000-90ff : LSI Logic / Symbios Logic (formerly NCR) 53c895
9000-907f : sym53c8xx
9400-941f : VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (#2)
9800-981f : VIA Technologies, Inc. USB
a000-a00f : Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20276 IDE
a400-a403 : Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20276 IDE
a800-a807 : Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20276 IDE
b000-b003 : Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20276 IDE
b400-b407 : Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20276 IDE
b800-b8ff : C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738
d000-dfff : PCI Bus #01
d800-d8ff : ATI Technologies Inc Radeon VE QY
*iomem*
00000000-0009fbff : System RAM
0009fc00-0009ffff : reserved
000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area
000c0000-000c7fff : Video ROM
000d0000-000d1fff : Extension ROM
000f0000-000fffff : System ROM
00100000-2fffbfff : System RAM
00100000-0025b05b : Kernel code
0025b05c-002fbaef : Kernel data
2fffc000-2fffefff : ACPI Tables
2ffff000-2fffffff : ACPI Non-volatile Storage
d3800000-d380007f : 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone]
d4000000-d4000fff : LSI Logic / Symbios Logic (formerly NCR) 53c895
d4800000-d48000ff : LSI Logic / Symbios Logic (formerly NCR) 53c895
d5000000-d50000ff : VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0
d5800000-d5803fff : Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
d6000000-d60007ff : Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
d6800000-d6803fff : Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20276 IDE
d7000000-d7dfffff : PCI Bus #01
d7000000-d700ffff : ATI Technologies Inc Radeon VE QY
d7f00000-dfffffff : PCI Bus #01
d8000000-dfffffff : ATI Technologies Inc Radeon VE QY
e0000000-e3ffffff : VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8367 [KT266]
fec00000-fec00fff : reserved
fee00000-fee00fff : reserved
ffff0000-ffffffff : reserved
[7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root)
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8367 [KT266]
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 807f
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Region 0: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8367 [KT266 AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: d7000000-d7dfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: d7f00000-dfffffff
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10)
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 80e2
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (500ns min, 6000ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:06.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20276 IDE (rev 01) (prog-if 85)
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 807e
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (1000ns min, 4500ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
Region 0: I/O ports at b400 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at b000 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at a800 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at a400 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at a000 [size=16]
Region 5: Memory at d6800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22 1394a-2000 Controller (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 808d
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 35 (500ns min, 1000ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: Memory at d6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Region 1: Memory at d5800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:09.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 50) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 8080
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
Region 4: I/O ports at 9800 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:09.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 50) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 8080
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 16
Region 4: I/O ports at 9400 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:09.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 8080
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: Memory at d5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:0d.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic (formerly NCR) 53c895 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Tekram Technology Co.,Ltd. DC-390U2W
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (7500ns min, 16000ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: I/O ports at 9000 [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at d4800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]
00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 30)
Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905B Fast Etherlink XL 10/100
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (2500ns min, 2500ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: I/O ports at 8800 [size=128]
Region 1: Memory at d3800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233A ISA Bridge
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 808c
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 808c
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0
Region 4: I/O ports at 8400 [disabled] [size=16]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 23) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 808c
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 21
Region 4: I/O ports at 8000 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 23) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 808c
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 21
Region 4: I/O ports at 7800 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon VE QY (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Unknown device 174b:7112
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 (2000ns min), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Region 1: I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at d7000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at d7fe0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>
[7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi)
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DCAS-34330W Rev: S65A
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DCAS-34330W Rev: S65A
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 03 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DNES-318350W Rev: SA30
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
Vendor: TOSHIBA Model: CD-ROM XM-6201TA Rev: 1037
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
Vendor: IBM Model: DDYS-T18350N Rev: S96H
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03
[7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem
(please look in /proc and include all information that you
think to be relevant):
devfs version:
1.3.25-10 from debian.
[X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds:
If I disable devfs it works, if devfs is soon not to be supported,
deprecated please tell me and I will make plans to remove it.
Thank you
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