On 2004-05-23 st3phen@paradise.net.nz wrote:
> Matthew Orgass wrote:
>
> >  Since I have seen what might be the same problem, I ran a few tests.
> >The only way I could reproduce the problem is to hit the reset button on
> >the system while running an OS that supports ehci (I tried NetBSD and
> >Windows ME) before booting NetBSD without ehci.  Due to the wonders of
> >ATX, this happens even if you power off the system between this reset and
> >when you boot the ehci-free system unless you pull the plug or otherwise
> >physically remove power.  If you restart normally from the system that
> >supports ehci, it works fine.  Normally Ctrl-Alt-Del from windows works
> >ok, but it is possible that some types of crashes could cause similar
> >problems.  Presumably some chip register is not getting reset, causing the
> >attach to not be in compatability mode at boot time.  This would seem to
> >be either a chip or bios bug.  I suspect nothing can reasonably be done
> >about it other than documenting it.
> >hit the reset switch or crashed recently?  In any case, could you try
> >booting the GENERIC kernel after cleanly rebooting from the ehci kernel?
> >
> You were correct!
> I have a WinME install that I use for games (very seldom), and crashed
> last time I used it, which was, coincidentally about the time I updated
> netbsd.
> I tried a clean restart using GENERIC, and no problems - in fact my
> mouse was active from the time my computer started (red light on)
> However, I will continue to use the ehci kernel in the future to prevent
> WinME messing with my mouse!

  Good to know what the problem is anyway :).  I submitted kern/25683 with
suggested documentation chages.

Matthew Orgass
darkstar@city-net.com