[colug-432] PS2 Keyboard issue on ASUS P7P55D PRO

[R S Prigan]

My MOBO's PS2 circuitry (NOT my wonderful old keytronic ps2 keyboard) is
driving me crazy. I mostly run opensuse 12.2, but it has occurred in Debian
Squeeze as well (multiboot).

There will be spells (like 3 times today!!) when the keyboard sticks and
repeats ..... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I think there may also have been occasions when it just gets "lost."

Today I  swapped out the keyboard for another old ps2 one I had about, and
...  it happened again!    If I had a usb keyboard, I'd try it. (I *can
*ssh into machine after it happens)

The mobo is ASUS P7P55D PRO
http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=P7P55D%20PRO&p=1&s=32

I wonder if I could get around it by getting a converter -- or a USB
keyboard?  (I hope it does not portend greater problems!)
I remember "losing" the PS2 mouse  when I first built this box, so I just
stuck with USB mouse -- so PS2 is suspect.
? could there be PS2 issues in newer kernels?  (Squeeze runs 2.6.32 though,
and it happened on squeeze??!!)

Looking at logs, I'm seeing stuff like below -- seems the only pertinent
data.
Any ideas?
PS2 hardware diagnostic?

Thanks

Scott

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>From the Debian Squeeze sys ... rarely lost keyboard before
in /var/log/messages:
Mar 9 16:57:16 tardis5 kernel: [ 0.747220] input: AT Translated Set 2
keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input1
..
Mar 9 16:57:16 tardis5 kernel: [ 0.725998] serio: i8042 KBD port at
0x60,0x64 irq 1

...
Mar 9 17:08:45 tardis5 kernel: [ 698.553143] atkbd.c: Unknown key released
(translated set 2, code 0x80 on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 9 17:08:45 tardis5 kernel: [ 698.553148] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e000
<keycode>' to make it known.

??? the later 2 lines seem to correspond with loss of keyboard

also ... syslog.1
Mar 9 17:08:45 tardis5 kernel: [ 698.553143] atkbd.c: Unknown key released
(translated set 2, code 0x80 on isa0060/serio0).
Mar 9 17:08:45 tardis5 kernel: [ 698.553148] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e000
<keycode>' to make it known.
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