Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:50:05 -0500 From: Barney Wolff <barney@pit.databus.com> To: Jimmy Selgen <jsn@devlix.dk> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problems with Logitech Internet Navigator keyboard ? Message-ID: <20030303165005.GA79269@pit.databus.com> In-Reply-To: <20030303094550.G15999@chantry.devlix.dk> References: <20030303094550.G15999@chantry.devlix.dk>
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On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 09:56:46AM +0100, Jimmy Selgen wrote:
> I'm experiencing problems using a Logitech Internet Navigator keyboard
> under FreeBSD (Both 5.0 and 4.6.2).
> The keyboard is a USB model, but the problems also exist with a PS/2
> adapter.
>
> Problem is that it simply doesnt work :(
> During the bootldr prompt i cannot interrupt or boot, but must simply wait
> for the timeout to occur (this i can live with), and also after it boots
> it just locks up (keyboard that is, BSD is running fine). Attaching a
> regular PS/2 keyboard while running doesnt help (of course booting with
> a PS/2 keyboard works).
Does syslog show that the keyboard is detected at all? If not, try
unplugging it and plugging it back in, *after* the system is up.
If it's detected but still not active, try adding the following to
/etc/usbd.conf
device "KB"
devname "kbd[0-9]+"
attach "/usr/sbin/kbdcontrol -k /dev/${DEVNAME} </dev/console
I have an IBM keyboard for which these tricks are necessary for one
system but not for another. ymmv.
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