Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:41:39 -0400 From: gnn@freebsd.org To: Eivind Eklund <eeklund@gmail.com> Cc: d@delphij.net, mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Keyboard hang on Lenovo T520 Message-ID: <86wrgxwswc.wl%gnn@neville-neil.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=DF4NpPF6AWbvBTODFnqGJ1Vy6Eg@mail.gmail.com>
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At Fri, 3 Jun 2011 23:18:39 -0700, Eivind Eklund wrote: > > Hi! > > I've just tried to install 8.2 amd64 on a newly bought Lenovo T520. This > hangs during keyboard probe with the last output on a verbose boot being > > kbdc: RESET_KBD return code:00fa > kbdc: RESET_KBD status:00aa > > This looks like the same symptoms as in > http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/svn-rev-197392-hangs-during-boot-td3926276.html, > where Xin Li had a patch to revert the use of x86bios for atkbd. > > Does this kind of thing still make sense (ie, should I try to build a new > install medium with that patch applied)? > > If so, is there something I can do to help make this work automatically? > (I'm out of touch and haven't done much with FreeBSD for a fair number of > years, so I don't know what's going on development-wise.) You could also do what I originally did. Install using a USB keyboard, build a new kernel with the patch, and go from there. Just make sure to turn off the AT (internal) keyboard on boot. Best, Georgehome | help
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