keyboard driver not loaded at startup/boot

[yop]

Have seen this on K / Ubuntu edgy that the keyboard driver are not loaded at boot sometimes.
This means that I can't login. It works in Dapper, BIOS, Windows.

PS/2 keyboard (Compaq)

From log: when ok.

Jan 13 00:27:56 ubuntu kernel: [17179571.252000] PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:KBD,PNP0f0e:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
Jan 13 00:27:56 ubuntu kernel: [17179571.252000] serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
Jan 13 00:27:56 ubuntu kernel: [17179571.252000] serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1

From log: when *not* ok.

Jan 13 12:34:40 ubuntu kernel: [17179572.068000] PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:KBD,PNP0f0e:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
Jan 13 12:34:40 ubuntu kernel: [17179572.564000] i8042.c: Can't read CTR while initializing i8042.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thanks for your bug report. Is your keyboard directly connected to your system or do you use a KVM switch?

[yop (yop)]

Nope, it's connected directly to the PC. PS/2 input connection.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

I am assigning this bug to the 'ubuntu-kernel-team' per their bug policy. For future reference you can learn more about their bug policy at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies .

[Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h)]

The 18 month support period for Edgy Eft 6.10 has reached it's end of life. As a result, we are closing the linux-source-2.6.17 Edgy Eft kernel task

[Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h)]

Hardy Heron 8.04 was recently released. It would be helpful if you could test the new release and verify if this is still an issue - http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . You should be able to test your bug using the LiveCD. Please let us know your results. Thanks.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Per a decision made by the Ubuntu Kernel Team, bugs will longer be assigned to the ubuntu-kernel-team in Launchpad as part of the bug triage process. The ubuntu-kernel-team is being unassigned from this bug report. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies for more information. Thanks.

[Bryan Wu (cooloney)]

No updates for a long, so close it.

-Bryan