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To: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it>
Cc: "Viren R. Shah" <viren@rstcorp.com>,
	Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>,
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Subject: Re: USB keyboard attach function? 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:11:44 +0200."
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 01:18:33 -0700
From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>
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That might be the case however I and Viren R. Shah have found out that
with the lastest current we can indeed talk to the bootloader which
we couldn't before. The only thing which change in my computer
was a cvsup update ,i.e., I did not touch my bios setting nor do I have
an AT keyboard attached.


> 
> I am quite sure that you using the legacy USB keyboard support of your
> BIOS. The USB keyboard can not kick in before the PCI probes have been
> done.
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Amancio Hasty wrote:
> 
>  > Hi,
>  > 
>  > >is now. My only concern is that the FreeBSD bootloader does not appear
>  > 
>  > If you are running -current as of at least last nite you will not have
>  > any problems with the bootloader and your USB keyboard in fact
>  > I just rebooted my test system and was able to select the kernel
>  > to boot; previously, you are right the bootloader didn't work with
>  > a USB keyboard only system.
>  > 
>  > 
>  > -- 
>  > 
>  >  Amancio Hasty
>  >  hasty@star-gate.com
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
> 

-- 

 Amancio Hasty
 hasty@star-gate.com




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