2013/11/13 Colin Guthrie <gmane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > What about if you generate it with the keyboard plugged in? It should > include the usbhid module then, but does it actually work? Will try a bit later, but I suspect this is the wrong direction of thought. > The problem we're encountering is that even with the usbhid module > included in the host-only initrd, it still doesn't work - even after > manually modprobing it from a ps/2 keyboard. All modules that are needed for the user's keyboard are included in the initrd. > As I don't have the h/w I cannot tell what component is missing to make > it all work. I'm currently suspecting some kind of usb host controller > interface driver or something, but have yet to hear back from the user > so any insights or info you have would be appreciated. I'd suspect something related to USB power saving. This is the most frequent reason for USB keyboards and mice to misbehave - the host just turns them off mistakenly. So /lib/udev/rules.d/42-usb-hid-pm.rules does look relevant. -- Alexander E. Patrakov -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe initramfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
