On 3/13/18, Jeanette C. via arch-general <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey hey, > I updated yesterday, from some;thing like a 4.13 or 4.14 kernel to version > 4.15.5 and couldn't use my PS/2 keyboard. I saw the LEDs flashing when the > system started, but couldn't get any response from the keyboard upon login. > > I've managed to get the system going with a USB keyboard. > > My PS/2 keyboard is rather old. Is it more likely that the keyboard is > broken, or is there a chance of a kernel configuration breaking usage of > the PS/2 keyboard? Does the keyboard function in BIOS? Does it work if boot another distro's live usb or cd? You said 4.13/4.14 before so I don't think you're affected by the initramfs changes in 2014: https://www.archlinux.org/news/linux-313-warning-ps2-keyboard-support-is-now-modular/
