From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 29 17:14:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 278C21065681 for ; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:14:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from el.hendrixx@gmail.com) Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com (wr-out-0506.google.com [64.233.184.232]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD0B28FC0A for ; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:13:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from el.hendrixx@gmail.com) Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id c8so565934wra.27 for ; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:13:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=sILhBafCbg5OqpwaCM7kOTzxMGh3R8ssBLAak59SM8I=; b=BfWcWEC3W0nZnePLpPpFXKCqea99rVXI/zc3oZhEUpuXLTfFmUuCKhElVTPRGVb69U G/wbbcG3Xlwz8sPHTsxshztWECLEbBRtmPPViKd5wNXCrSlaPRu8Cjtz0QpKmXuzRQEw 1nEFR80zP6NNL1H+n2GrX1uP0UErChdNmwWL4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=p9SuiK3uXf5VTn0k2PmL0KOx4l2X0hmkDAE98ULTpZQ8OBoNn0Io1DNqxTjZBKNHr9 +z+b1gwD0KzbTcc4wF5CS4S8hdBeCLJJlxaQL7Ml6LvRC+NTXLtnjF2sHTeY8gVltdU3 nHc9v29IgTC5IJw0OgRavU6qXP4duG32De4KE= Received: by 10.90.96.15 with SMTP id t15mr3608306agb.100.1220030038329; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:13:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.90.99.15 with HTTP; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:13:58 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:13:58 +0000 From: "Hendrix El" To: "Jeremy Chadwick" In-Reply-To: <20080829105703.GA72351@icarus.home.lan> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20080829105703.GA72351@icarus.home.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem with dell usb keyboard X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:14:00 -0000 2008/8/29 Jeremy Chadwick > 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: at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 > > atkbd0: 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: at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 > > atkbd0: 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 | > >