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Date:      Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:22:31 -0800
From:      Jo Rhett <jrhett@netconsonance.com>
To:        Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua>
Cc:        FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, freebsd-usb@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: usb keyboard dying at loader prompt
Message-ID:  <31DE68A5-D3CB-4C33-86E6-515581B425E1@netconsonance.com>
In-Reply-To: <492FF127.807@icyb.net.ua>
References:  <4912E462.4090608@icyb.net.ua> <491586B9.2020303@vwsoft.com> <4919851B.7050800@icyb.net.ua> <492FF127.807@icyb.net.ua>

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Just FYI we are seeing the exact same problem with PS/2 keyboards and  
the 6.4 loader, so this may not be a USB-only issue.

The complete lack of response to serious bug reports about 6.4-REL is  
fairly shocking.

On Nov 28, 2008, at 5:24 AM, Andriy Gapon wrote:
> I did more testing and it seems that our loader does have something to
> do with the problem.
>
> If I boot to memtest86 the keyboard keeps working.
> If I pause boot menu, wait for many minutes, the keyboard still works.
> If I escape to loader prompt, this when the keyboard stops working  
> after
> a few seconds.
>
> Not sure how to explain this.
> I think I've seen some changes to reduce memory usage of loader, I  
> will
> try them to see if that would make any difference for my situation.
>
>
> -- 
> Andriy Gapon
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-- 
Jo Rhett
Net Consonance : consonant endings by net philanthropy, open source  
and other randomness





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