[Techtalk] kernel compiled no keyboard not found - toshiba/ slackware 9.1

[Rudy Zijlstra]

Noir wrote:

>>What does you input i/o section look like? Mine
>>(from desktop system) is:
>>
>>#
>># Input I/O drivers
>>#
>>CONFIG_GAMEPORT=m
>>CONFIG_SOUND_GAMEPORT=m
>># CONFIG_GAMEPORT_NS558 is not set
>># CONFIG_GAMEPORT_L4 is not set
>>CONFIG_GAMEPORT_EMU10K1=m
>># CONFIG_GAMEPORT_VORTEX is not set
>># CONFIG_GAMEPORT_FM801 is not set
>># CONFIG_GAMEPORT_CS461x is not set
>>CONFIG_SERIO=y
>>CONFIG_SERIO_I8042=y
>># CONFIG_SERIO_SERPORT is not set
>># CONFIG_SERIO_CT82C710 is not set
>># CONFIG_SERIO_PARKBD is not set
>># CONFIG_SERIO_PCIPS2 is not set
>>Which is pretty much equal to what i have on my Asus
>>Laptop under slackware.
>>Good Luck,
>>Rudy
>>    
>>
>
>
>Below is my I/O drivers + Input device drivers. What I
>noticed is that the keyboard stops working soon right
>after the Linux kernel starts loading [1] "Loading
>Linux.........." and [2] "BIOS data check successful"
>and [3] OK Message for kernel. 
>
>Could this be any other problem?
>
>
># Input I/O drivers
>#
># CONFIG_GAMEPORT is not set
>CONFIG_SOUND_GAMEPORT=y
>CONFIG_SERIO=y
>CONFIG_SERIO_I8042=y
>CONFIG_SERIO_SERPORT=y
># CONFIG_SERIO_CT82C710 is not set
>CONFIG_SERIO_PARKBD=y
>CONFIG_SERIO_PCIPS2=y
>
>#
># Input Device Drivers [deprecated: mouse portion]
>#
>CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD=y
>CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD=y
>CONFIG_KEYBOARD_SUNKBD=y
>CONFIG_KEYBOARD_LKKBD=y
>CONFIG_KEYBOARD_XTKBD=y
>CONFIG_KEYBOARD_NEWTON=y
>CONFIG_INPUT_MISC=y
>CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=y
>CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT=y
>
>
>  
>
Might it be you have enabled conflicting options? Normally 
INPUT_KEYBOARD and KEYBOARD_ATKBD is enough.
I've never tried enabling all of them, so have no idea about the result.

Cheers,

Rudy