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From: "Jan Mikkelsen" <janm@transactionware.com>
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Subject: RE: usb keyboard dying at loader prompt
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Hi,

> 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.
>
> [ ... ]
> 
> 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.

I have seen a similar problem on a Sun X4240 with 7.1-PRE.  Using the ILOM
remote keyboard works at the loader prompt but fails at the root filesystem
prompt.  I could work around the problem by attaching a different keyboard
to the front USB port.

Have you tried different keyboards?

Regards,

Jan.