[ltp] Microsoft wireless "comfort" keyboard/mouse on A31p running Linux

[Michael Reilly]

I have an A31p running SLackware Linux (2.4.30 kernel).  My wife purchase=
d a
Microsoft "Comfort" wireless keyboard and mouse for her laptop running wi=
ndows.
 I like the keyboard and mouse so tried them on my the A31p running Linux=
=2E

These messages fill the log until I unplug the usb connector -

Aug 28 17:29:57 Cowboys kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.0-1, assigned=
 addres
s 2
Aug 28 17:30:00 Cowboys kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hiddev
Aug 28 17:30:00 Cowboys kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hid
Aug 28 17:30:00 Cowboys kernel: input: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Microsft M=
icrosof
t Wireless Optical Desktop=AE 2.10] on usb1:2.0
Aug 28 17:30:00 Cowboys kernel: hid-core.c: v1.8.1 Andreas Gal, Vojtech P=
avlik <
vojtech@suse.cz>
Aug 28 17:30:00 Cowboys kernel: hid-core.c: USB HID support drivers
Aug 28 17:30:00 Cowboys kernel: mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mi=
ce
Aug 28 17:30:01 Cowboys kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.0-1=
 addres
s 2
Aug 28 17:30:01 Cowboys kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.0-1, assigned=
 addres
s 3
Aug 28 17:30:01 Cowboys kernel: input: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Microsft M=
icrosof
t Wireless Optical Desktop=AE 2.10] on usb1:3.0
Aug 28 17:30:01 Cowboys kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.0-1=
 addres
s 3
Aug 28 17:30:02 Cowboys kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.0-1, assigned=
 addres
s 4
Aug 28 17:30:02 Cowboys kernel: input: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Microsft M=
icrosof
t Wireless Optical Desktop=AE 2.10] on usb1:4.0
Aug 28 17:30:02 Cowboys kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1d.0-1=
 addres
s 4

The address goes up to 127 and then cycles back to 1.

I have tried both the uhci.o and usb-uhci.o (not at the same time :-)modu=
les.
Both exhibit the same problem.)

Anyone able to get this keyboard/mouse to work?

Thanks,

michael
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Michael Reilly    michaelr@cisco.com
    Cisco Systems,  California