From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 28 20:36:03 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C51B41065673 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:36:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@pp.dyndns.biz) Received: from proxy3.bredband.net (proxy3.bredband.net [195.54.101.73]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D5A38FC20 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:36:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@pp.dyndns.biz) Received: from ironport2.bredband.com (195.54.101.122) by proxy3.bredband.net (7.3.127) id 492A9CFF01728F4B for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:36:02 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AuIzAAhQgElV4jp1PGdsb2JhbAAwgT6HK4prAQEBAR4XC7hAhUcG Received: from c-753ae255.107-1-64736c10.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se (HELO gatekeeper.pp.dyndns.biz) ([85.226.58.117]) by ironport2.bredband.com with ESMTP; 28 Jan 2009 21:36:02 +0100 Received: from [192.168.69.67] (phobos [192.168.69.67]) by gatekeeper.pp.dyndns.biz (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n0SKa0ZR078204 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:36:01 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@pp.dyndns.biz) Message-ID: <4980C1B0.7060804@pp.dyndns.biz> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:36:00 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Morgan_Wesstr=F6m?= User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090127) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Questions References: <49805D14.4050509@pp.dyndns.biz> <01FB8F39BAD0BD49A6D0DA8F789739295622@Mercury.galaxy.lan.lcl> In-Reply-To: <01FB8F39BAD0BD49A6D0DA8F789739295622@Mercury.galaxy.lan.lcl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: Is there a trick to boot 7.1 install CD with USB keyboard? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:36:04 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Morgan Wesström [mailto:freebsd-questions@pp.dyndns.biz] > Sent: 28 January 2009 13:27 > To: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: Is there a trick to boot 7.1 install CD with USB keyboard? > > Dell OptiPlex 745 - no PS/2 connectors. > > USB keyboard works on boot menu but during kernel initialization I see this: > > usb1: host controller halted > uhub1: device problem (IOERROR), disabling port 2 > > > Have you made sure you have USB keyboard support enabled in the bios and you may also need to enable USB legacy support. > > Regards > > Graeme Thanks Graeme. None of those options exist in the BIOS of this particular machine. I assume it's always enabled due to its lack of PS/2 connectors. At least one Google hit mentions Dell Optiplex 745 specifically not working while model 755 boots FreeBSD without problems. Disabling atkbd via hints (as suggested by other posts) doesn't change the behaviour either unfortunately. This isn't extremely important to me. I simply wondered if I had missed some vital information regarding the use of USB keyboards. /Morgan