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02/13/2018
Added HPE Moonshot/Edgeline and HPE ProLiant Gen10 Servers as affected.
1
03/31/2016
Original Document Release.
Supersedes c05067507 (Revision 1).
On an HPE ProLiant m510, HPE ProLiant m710x server cartridge, HPE ProLiant Gen9, or HPE ProLiant Gen10 server that does not contain a physical PS/2 port on the system board, the following Linux Kernel error message may be displayed during the Power-On Self-Test (POST):
i8042: Can't read CTR while initializing i8042
This message can be safely ignored. This occurs due to the Linux Kernel unable to locate any PS/2 controller.
Scope
Any HPE ProLiant m510, HPE ProLiant m710x server cartridge, HPE ProLiant Gen9, or HPE ProLiant Gen10 server that does not contain a physical PS/2 port on the system board.
Resolution
The "Can't read CTR while initializing i8042" message can be safely ignored. This occurs because the Linux kernel is attempting to locate a PS/2 controller that is not attached.
NOTE: This is not a ProLiant server-specific issue.
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