From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 8 16:10:06 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5D14A141 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2014 16:10:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wi0-x22e.google.com (mail-wi0-x22e.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c05::22e]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DB98712FA for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2014 16:10:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f174.google.com with SMTP id d1so7367102wiv.7 for ; Tue, 08 Apr 2014 09:10:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:reply-to:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=S9ql5575YYZGoBoS6KvtBZ/tOrFic5tPASG7C2ZP4ys=; b=cfPC4F/EtmcNCExp7Qmi1Z6kjlL2WU0rXkyeFHX7pl2pbX/tGm8Wtcs/B+bdpbsJ9D h4YqiKAEE8XqlUSl67VmgS+tkeoCcMWI0tppShRAA5R1MvJfPSdxZQ1cd7kbkDanedK5 FurEiL6CAurzc78WUGGv7XQs87rwwGF07hbpQielxRkRZxyae0uLVS8JS+v/qW52hp+w iZeBijm1qbsg6g+od5K34NKwkcTl+RG7xOlqwopbV1vh5x7pwybC6g8EMWV9jv6EsoIg h3hfEQF9qRApsEXGH8FJ2fS2B9x+q3u6i3g1fqKw+juToYTic80CoskZwr1Myvh2ZEJ4 lmrA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.106.134 with SMTP id gu6mr32290298wib.61.1396973402991; Tue, 08 Apr 2014 09:10:02 -0700 (PDT) Sender: dcamp314@gmail.com Received: by 10.227.30.72 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Apr 2014 09:10:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20140408092335.2674f829@X220.alogt.com> <20140408094203.2af9d68d@X220.alogt.com> <20140408103420.3527d9e2@X220.alogt.com> <20140408105323.28dcb060@X220.alogt.com> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 12:10:02 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: AW3M3XGqeUMn0fYXS8yTtN1Hp5w Message-ID: Subject: Re: USB keyboard in FreeBSD 10 amd64 installer From: Christian Campbell To: Joshua Lokken Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.17 Cc: Erich Dollansky , FreeBSD Mailing List , Matt Bettinger X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list Reply-To: dcamp@alumni.ufl.edu List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:10:06 -0000 Have you tried waiting to plug the keyboard in until the first moment you need to use it? Also, you might look into modifying your installation media to perform a scripted, i.e. non-interactive, install. Christian On Tuesday, 8 April 2014, Joshua Lokken wrote: > Oh, and to answer your question, AMD Phenom II x710 3-core. > > > On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Joshua Lokken wrote: > > > I did verify that the system was 64-bit, and running a 64-bit OS now. > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 12:41 AM, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk < > > m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Joshua Lokken >wrote: > >> > >>> Tried again with PS/2, hit Enter, then just waited. Eventually, the > boot > >>> started, got a few lines into the ACPI stuff, then hung. Looks like no > >>> FreeBSD 10 amd64 on this box :( I needed to upgrade, anyway... > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Joshua Lokken > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > I've have tried about everything possible at this point: > >>> > > >>> > I use onboard audio, so no -- nVidia chipset for the NIC, audio and > >>> USB, > >>> > all are ON. USB works just great, until the installer screen loads > -- > >>> all > >>> > I can do consistently is Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot, no other keypresses > >>> > generate any signal. > >>> > > >>> > In fact, I just tried with a PS/2 keyboard, and I've used those with > >>> > FreeBSD forever, and _never_ had a problem. Same behavior in this > >>> case, no > >>> > keypresses work except for Ctrl-Alt-Del. > >>> > > >>> > I've cleared the CMOS and meticulously gone through every setting, > >>> nothing > >>> > I've found works so far. > >>> > > >>> > I just dl'ed the i386 iso, just to test, but I've run out of blank > >>> media > >>> > for the immediate time being, so I'll have another go at it tomorrow. > >>> > > >>> > Does anyone know of any way to get past this installer screen > without a > >>> > working keyboard? Or is there another installation method I could > >>> > attempt? Thanks again. > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > Joshua > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:44 PM, Matt Bettinger > >>> wrote: > >>> > > >>> >> Did you disable audio in the bios? On an Intel mini atx system I > have > >>> >> the onboard nic and USB would not work with audio device disabled, > >>> yeah. > >>> >> On Apr 7, 2014 9:53 PM, "Erich Dollansky" < > >>> erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> > >>> >> wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >>> Hi, > >>> >>> > >>> >>> On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 19:43:06 -0700 > >>> >>> Joshua Lokken wrote: > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > There are 3 USB-related BIOS options, basically: > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > USB On/Off > >>> >>> > Legacy USB On/Off > >>> >>> > USB Mass Storage On/Off > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > I tried with Legacy USB both on and off, same results. I checked > >>> the > >>> >>> > mobo manual, and all ports are USB 2.0/1.1, no BIOS updates > >>> available. > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> Some keyboards need the legacy stuff. As all your ports are USB 2, > it > >>> >>> has to work. > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Erich > >>> >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >>> >>> -- Christian _____________________________________________________ 3425 SW 2nd Ave, #239 cell (352) 514-7411 Gainesville, FL 32607-2813 dcamp@alumni.ufl.edu On this perfect day / Nothing's standing in my way... -Hoku