Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:13:58 +0000 From: "Hendrix El" <el.hendrixx@gmail.com> To: "Jeremy Chadwick" <koitsu@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem with dell usb keyboard Message-ID: <e21997820808291013r21f93f33jc36518e2ce1e9ea5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080829105703.GA72351@icarus.home.lan> References: <e21997820808290302t7215cb64pbf7e4b5cf9d556a2@mail.gmail.com> <20080829105703.GA72351@icarus.home.lan>
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2008/8/29 Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@freebsd.org> > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:02:06AM +0000, Hendrix El wrote: > > I'm using desktopbsd 1.6 (6.3 freebsd release) on a Dell Inspiron 530 > > (there is no PS/2 port) and I have a keyboard problem. > > When Dbsd starts load the keyboard controller atkbd0 and the keyboard > > works fine with the console: > > > > dmesg | grep kbd > > kbd1 at kbdmux0 > > atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 > > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0 > > kbd0 at atkbd0 > > atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > > > > but when the boot gets to the kdm (kde) screen I can't login cause my > > keyboard is blocked and any key work, there is no input of it until I > > unplug my keyboard and plug it back again and then this is the output > > of dmesg: > > > > kbd1 at kbdmux0 > > atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 > > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0 > > kbd0 at atkbd0 > > atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > > ukbd0: Dell Dell USB Keyboard, rev 1.10/3.06, addr 3, iclass 3/1 > > kbd2 at ukbd0. > > > > > > I have tried to install pc-bsd and FreeBSD 7.0 release but and I have > > the same result. > > I have been looking for about it and I have found some similar but I'm > > not very sure how to do it: > > > > > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/bsd-17/freebsd-install-with-usb-keyboard-311089/ > > > > > > I looked at my BIOS "USB device settings" --> "USB controller" and > > there are two options (Enable and Disabled) and two modes operation > > USB (high speed and low speed), but nothing about USB legacy. > > The "USB Legacy" option in BIOSes allows USB keyboards to work in > operating systems which lack a USB stack, such as MS-DOS, or the FreeBSD > bootloader. The option should not affect the FreeBSD kernel once > started and the USB stack loaded. > > I would try disabling the AT keyboard interface using /boot/loader.conf > and see if it makes a difference for you. I believe this should do it: > > hint.atkbd.0.disabled="1" Great, this solved it and now works fine. Thank you very much. Cheers > > > You'll need to reboot after adding the above. > > If that doesn't work, try disabling the keyboard multiplex driver > in a similar way: > > hint.kbdmux.0.disabled="1" > > -- > | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | > | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | > | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | > | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB | > >
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