No USB probe on boot

**simm3rs** · 06-24-2005

Hi

Was just wondering if anybody knows the parameter that should be passed to the kernel by the GRUB loader in order to prevent USB probing?

For installation of Debian it is debian-installer/probe/usb=false. But, what does it become once debian is installed?

Thanks

**Krendoshazin** · 06-25-2005

it should just be a simple case of adding nousb to the kernel line, for example;

Code:

title Red Hat Linux &#40;2.4.7-10&#41;
	root &#40;hd0,1&#41;
	kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.7-10 ro root=/dev/hda3 nousb
	initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.7-10.img

notice the nousb added at the end of the kernel line, that should be what you're looking for

**simm3rs** · 06-25-2005

Hey Krendoshazin

I gave that a try and it didn't work. I suspect that the problem is occuring elsewhere. Looking carefully at the output of the kernel as it boots, I see a line "Input [failed]" which, I assume, means that Debian couldn't find a keyboard (which i originally thought was due to USB probing). Slackware also has this problem with not finding the keyboard. The keyboard in my HP Omnibook xe4500 doesn't seem to like any distro of Linux, except SuSE!

Any suggestions...?

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