keyboard initialization

[hefeteig]

hello

all OS and keyboard demo codes I've seen so far don't do any special keyboard initialization. So they don't send any special init commands to port 0x60 or 0x64, they just start working with the keyboard.

however, this doesn't seem to work for my OS. Is there any special keyboard initialization neccessary or should it be ok to just start working with it ?
It's strange: In Bochs everything works. On real computer's I can press keys and nothing happens, BUT when i remove the keyboard from the computer and attach it again, the keyboard begins working and I see the keys i press on the screen.

or could it be an error in my PIC code ? but why does the keyboard work i've i remove it an attach it again ?

thanks for any help & kind regards
hefeteig

[Adek336]

code pls. do you poll the values or handle an interrupt?

Adek

[hefe]

thanks for you answer!
I've found the error..
i sent command 0xED to the keyboard (set LED's), but didn't send the parameter to 60h, so the keyboard was disabled and waited for the parameter..

kind regards
hefeteig