Re: PS/2 mice causing RTL8139+Asus mes/n+etherboot 4.2 to not boot

[Jim McQuillan <jam@McQuil.com>]

I have heard of this PS/2 mouse and MES-N problem before.

What kind of mouse are you using?

I have had trouble with the Logitech mice on a MES-N with
a NE2000 card.  When I changed to a Kensington model 19410 3-button
mouse, it works fine.

I have a MES-N box now with a SMC-1211TX card and it works fine
with the Kensington.  Somewhere around here I have a Logitech,
if I can find it, I'll give it a try and see if it boots.

Thanks,
Jim McQuillan
jam@ltsp.org

Rapp Informatik Systeme GmbH wrote:
> 
> Bill Broadley wrote:
> 
> > We've been going mad trying to get our new Asus MES-N + etherboot-4.2 prom
> > diskless linux boxes to boot.
> >
> > If we insert a ps/2 mouse it won't boot, the BIOS claims the ethernet
> > card is on the irq we select (i.e. 5,7,9,10 or similiar), but it seems
> > to be conflicting with the mouse (usually at 12).  We have tried a significant
> > number of changes to try to get this to work.
> >
> > Any ideas if it's a hardware problem? Bios? Etherboot config?
> > Or similiar?
> >
> > Basically what happens is:
> > Etheretboot/32 version 4.2.5 for [RTL8139]
> > Found SMC E210/10 at 0xA800, ROM address 0X0000000
> > Probing...[RTL8139]RTL8139 driver for etherboot-4.2 I/O A800 00:E):29:53:25:F8
> > Searching for server (DHCP)...
> > My IP 169.237.99.138, Server IP 169.237.99.55, GW IP 169.237.99.254
> > Loading /tftpboot/lts/vmlinuz.rt8139 ... <sleep
> > <sleep>
> > ...
> >
> 
> What  do you use. Floppyboot?
> I run a lot of teste with MES-N  . All woks perfect without one main problem. It
> is not possible to put
> etherboot to the Award Bios with cbrom.
> The MES-N has a Intel 82558 NIC , so I use eepro100  etherboot with no problems..
> Try this instead of  RTL8139.
> 
> Have you put the RTL8139 code to the Bios with cbrom.?  Please report  cbrom
> version and  options.
> 
> Wolfgang
> 
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