Yes, I did forget to ask what firmware version you're using (silly me).

Latest version is 0.97. Binary firmware images available here:
https://firmware.intel.com/projects/minnowboard-max 

Thanks … br
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-----Original Message-----
From: elinux-MinnowBoard [mailto:elinux-minnowboard-boun...@lists.elinux.org] 
On Behalf Of Douglas Kryder
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 5:41 PM
To: MinnowBoard Development and Community Discussion 
<elinux-minnowboard@lists.elinux.org>
Subject: Re: [MinnowBoard] Minnowboard Turbot doesn't see USB keyboard most of 
the time... [Update]

maybe if you can get a copy of the current firmware and the version just prior 
to that you could start by flashing the prior version just to test.
if that version works you could keep it or try flashing the latest to see if 
anything changes with that version.
On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 1:52 PM Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote:


> I do the following:
> 0) start with a plain-out-of-the-box dual core minnow board with a 2 
> Amp
power supply and an HDMI monitor attached.
> 1) remove all USB and SD modules
> 2) connect a keyboard and mouse to the top (USB2) slot via a powered 
> hub
> 3) unplug the power to the minnowboard then re-plug it, and hit F2 
> many
times
> Result: there is no response to the keyboard or mouse.  It runs the
memory check then goes to the UEFI shell (which shows no devices).  I try to 
type “exit” and there is no response.

> Variations:
> 4) Plug the keyboard (without a mouse) directly into the top plug 
> (USB2)
and repeat.  Again same — no response to the keyboard.
> 5) Plug the powered hub with keyboard and mouse attached into the 
> bottom
(USB3) plug.  Same — no response to keyboard.
> 6) same as above with a USB stick holding Ubuntu installer plugged 
> into
the powered hub (or directly into the lower slot or even directly into the 
upper slot — with the keyboard plugged into the other slot) — Same.

> But:
> 7) If i insert an SD card with Ubuntu installed on it, and 
> unplug/replug
then it will boot to Ubuntu (again, no response to the keyboard during UEFI 
phase).  Under Ubuntu, the keyboard is live — just as normal for Linux.

> And:
> With Ubuntu running, I can tell Ubuntu to reboot.  And (lo and 
> behold!)
if I hit the F2 key while it is rebooting the keyboard is live and I get 
dropped into the BIOS boot menu.  I can then use the keyboard to choose to boot 
from either the Ubuntu SD card or a USB stick with the Ubuntu installer, or 
anything else I might wish.  Magic!


> So…  I’m guessing that Ubuntu does some kind of initialization on the 
> USB
hardware that survives the reboot as long as the power is not removed.  But 
unplugging the power causes that initialization state to be reset and the 
keyboard goes inactive until the next time it boots into Ubuntu.

> It’s starting to sound like a firmware bug… If so, I’ll be happy to 
> work with the engineers to debug it and test a
fixed firmware version.

> Enjoy!
> Rick

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