Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 23:57:07 -0700 From: "Joshua Lewis" <jmlewis@dslextreme.com> To: "'Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC'" <chad@shire.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: USB keyboard and 5.3RC1 Message-ID: <000801c4b8cd$87cf4210$3c01a8c0@salvation> In-Reply-To: <90579D61-24BD-11D9-9795-003065A70D30@shire.net>
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It has some options that I did try. It has a option regarding the USB keyboard with the options of OS and BIOS. I tried both. I am probably going to download the latest bios for this system load it and reread the manual to look for any additional options I may be missing or that may have been added in the last year. All suggestions are still welcome. -----Original Message----- From: Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC [mailto:chad@shire.net] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 11:34 PM To: Joshua Lewis Subject: Re: USB keyboard and 5.3RC1 Does your motherboard BIOS have a legacy keyboard option to redirect the USB keyboard to make it appear it is a PS/2 style? This worked for me with W2000 which doesn't support USB keyboards. I was on a different MB though Chad On Oct 22, 2004, at 11:33 PM, Joshua Lewis wrote: > Ok... > > Um. The motherboard physically does not have a PS/2 port. It is an Abit > AT7. It has no legacy devices. No PS/2 No serial, No parallel ports. > Nada. > > Would it be possible to install 4.10 and then upgrade to 5.3 > (instructions on upgrading an existing system are welcome)? > > Are you essentially telling me my only option is to purchase a new > motherboard? > > That kind of sucks! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Huff [mailto:roberthuff@rcn.com] > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:07 PM > To: Joshua Lewis > Subject: USB keyboard and 5.3RC1 > > > Hello: > >> I have been trying to install 5.3 since it went into BETA and now >> I am trying to install from the RC1 CD. My problem is when the >> thing is done booting into the systand install screen my USB >> keyboard is non-responsive. I have tried other keyboards with no >> luck (I don't have PS/2 ports on this motherboard.) > > Then you're in trouble. > The short version is this: due to stuff which is over my head, > the kernel can run with _either_ a AT/PS2 keyboard, _or_ a USB > keyboard, but not both. > For reasons of compatibility with historical hardware (and many > current machines), the decision has been made to default to have the > default kernel use the PS/2 ports. > This applies to both 4.x and 5.x. > You're going to need to find a way to add a PS/2 keyboard. And > you should keep it installed after system installation. Why? > Because the boot loader - the code that allows you to select > single-user mode so you can fix a crashed system - doesn't > understand USB either. > > > Robert Huff > who also wishes it were possible > to have a pure USB system. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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