keyboard doesn't work on first reboot after windows

[sylvius]

I had to install WinXP on a spare partition for a work app
Everything works fine except when I reboot into Gentoo the keyboard works for the bios and the grub menu, but when Gentoo loads, the mouse works but the keyboard (PS2) is completely dead. I then have to ssh in from another comp, reboot, and then it works fine. Any ideas???
I have tried powering down completely after windows, but that doesn't work.

Thanks

[dtor]

Is there any error messages coming from i8042 or atkbd? You could also try passing i8042.reset option when you boot. (it's 2.6, right?)
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Dmitry

[sylvius]

Adding i8042.reset to my grub config worked like a charm! thanks for the help