Error Message "Maybe USB or the USB IRQ is disabled in the BIOS,
enable it"
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Applies to
SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.0
Symptom
You have activated USB or the USB IRQ in the BIOS, but the error message
"Maybe USB or the USB IRQ is disabled in the BIOS, enable it" is displayed
during the boot process.
Cause
Since there are different USB chipsets, the start script tries to activate
all the known ones. This causes the error message mentioned above,
even though your USB chip has been detected and configured.
Solution
Edit the file /etc/rc.config.d/usb.rc.config
Procedure
As administrator root, display the loaded module with the command:
lsmod | grep usb
The output should include either
usb-uhci
or
usb-ohci
Change the line
USB_HCI="auto"
in the file /etc/rc.config.d/usb.rc.config to the value you have detected, for example:
USB_HCI="usb-uhci"
and delete the file /var/lock/subsys/usb.failed
with
rm /var/lock/subsys/usb.failed
The error message will no longer appear the next time the system boots.
Keywords: USB, BOOT, ERROR MESSAGE, BIOS, IRQ
Categories:
USB
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