Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 11:22:07 +0800 From: "Foo Ji-Haw" <jhfoo@nexlabs.com> To: "Don LoCrasto" <dlocrasto@bayarea.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard Message-ID: <014501c5f94b$136b4df0$c801a8c0@nexpc> References: <4390B828.20702@bayarea.net>
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I've recently installed FBSD 5.4 onto a Dell via a USB keyboard without much ado. The trick may be in your bios: you may want to check if you enabled USB keyboard during bootup. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don LoCrasto" <dlocrasto@bayarea.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 5:10 AM Subject: install freebsd with usb keyboard > I'm trying to install 5.4 with a usb keyboard. I saw the suggestion below on freebsd.org, however the keyboard doesn't work to allow me to select option 7. > Any suggestions? > > Don > > > > >***During the boot process***** before you ever get to sysinstall, when the > >daemon shows up on the screen and you're given a menu with several options, > >if you look closely, option seven (7) must be chosen to use a usb keyboard > >**during the install**. > > > >If you're waiting until the sysinstall appears, that's way too late. You > >need to chose option 7 before the kernel even loads, almost immediately > >after the system boots. > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.11/191 - Release Date: 12/2/2005 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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