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Date:      Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:02:24 +0100
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        David Demelier <demelier.david@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: No usb keyboard in single user mode
Message-ID:  <20111111120224.91d61986.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <4EBCEDE4.7030002@gmail.com>
References:  <4EBCEDE4.7030002@gmail.com>

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On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:41:56 +0100, David Demelier wrote:
> When prompted Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:uhub3: 
> 6 ports with 6 removable, self powered
> uhub7: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
> ugen0.2: <BTC> at usbus0
> ukbd0: <BTC USB Multimedia Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.20, addr 2> 
> on usbus0
> kbd1 at ukbd0
> uhid0: <BTC USB Multimedia Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.20, addr 2> 
> on usbus0
> ugen1.2: <vendor 0x0a12> at usbus1
> ubt0: <vendor 0x0a12 EDRClassone, class 224/1, rev 2.00/19.58, addr 2> 
> on usbus1
> ugen0.3: <Logitech> at usbus0
> 
> So here nothing possible to do, only shutdown by power button.

After the keyboard has been detected, you should be able
to enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh.

Possible obstacle if you do NOT have "device kbdmux" in
your kernel configuration!



> I have 
> heard a long time ago that legacy USB must be enabled in the BIOS and it 
> is in mine.

I also had a similar experience in v7 with my old system.
After waiting for the kernel to identify ukbd0, it could
be used as intended for local logins.



-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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