From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 4 04:29:27 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA87D37B401 for ; Sun, 4 May 2003 04:29:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web41613.mail.yahoo.com (web41613.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.93.113]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 67AE443F3F for ; Sun, 4 May 2003 04:29:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from thxmadness@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20030504112927.62622.qmail@web41613.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [66.220.236.232] by web41613.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 04 May 2003 04:29:27 PDT Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 04:29:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Noone Important To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Floppy install kernel doesn't recognize USB keyboard X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 11:29:28 -0000 Hi, This is my first time installing and trying FreeBSD, after using Windows XP, Linux (Mandrake 9.1), and BeOS 5. I am attempting to install from a "DOS partition" using the two boot floppies, but my USB keyboard is not recognized by the kernel, so I can't confirm the choices once the install GUI appears. My computer is a Dell Dimension (rather common these days) and my BIOS includes a "USB emulation" setting, but it doesn't matter what it is set to--it still doesn't work. I am finding this rather frustrating, considering USB keyboards are the standard on new PCs, and they really should be supported in the installation kernel of a modern OS. Are there any (undocumented) options that I am missing during the boot from the install floppies? Also, are there any message boards, mailing lists, etc. devoted to the installation process? Thanks,Ben --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.