From: Matt M. <jv...@li...> - 2001-01-30 01:48:15
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Philip Willoughby wrote: > For what it's worth I have this problem too... would it help if we compared > hardware to see if we have some common culprit? Well, Philip and I compared hardware and we share the same USB keyboard (MS Natural Pro with 2-port USB hub built-in) and same USB mouse (MS Intellimouse Optical). Along those lines, I've done a bit of testing. Here are my results, in case anyone has suggestions. At first it seemed to be a USB only problem. With PS/2 everything (keyboard, mouse) the problem wasn't there. With a PS/2 of one and a USB of the other, the problem also didn't seem to come up. Then I started looking around a bit at the other things I had on my system and found the following startling tidbit. If I modprobe sb and initialize the sound card I have (SB16 piece-o-crap ISA) I can watch /var/log/messages fill with the error crap (like what I posted earlier) while as I use Q3A or Soldier of Fortune. If I then shut down the game, do an modprobe -r sb and remove the sound modules the problem goes away! That is (you need a fixed-width font): sound keyboard mouse result yes ps2 ps2 OK yes usb ps2 OK yes ps2 usb OK yes usb usb BAD no * * OK Unfortunately, the sound + USB everything is what I'd *like* to have. "Get a better sound card" I hear you saying. Sure. I've got one coming next week. But it's an SB Live. And guess what Mr. Willoughby has? That's right...an SB Live! He also happens to have the same keyboard and mouse that I have. So I'm thinking that even with the new sound card I'll still be SOL. I'm about to head off and do some research to see if this is a known problem (checking USB mailing lists, etc.) but I'm hoping someone will say "Oh, yeah, you're being a bonehead. Do <some magic thing> and it'll be ok." Anyone? Sorry for clogging your mailboxen yet again, matt |