I found that this is not necessarily a Linux error per se, but seems to be a BIOS/boot loader compatibility problem (yet, oddly, it worked with Ubuntu 7.10 and whatever Grub version came with the 7.10). The BIOS is old, 2004, when I turned over the box to be used with Vista it too had the same issue on it's boot loader: only a PS/2 connected keyboard would work on the loader, the USB did not. In both cases, Linux and Vista, once the OS loaded it was fine.
I suspect it is a compatibility issue with new boot loaders and the old BIOS. -- grub does not detect usb keyboard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/60177 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs