Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 20:08:51 +0000 From: "clayton rollins" <crollins666@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: gwschenk@socal.rr.com Subject: Re: Changing to a PS/2 keyboard after install Message-ID: <Sea1-F74udzxxfYXFrw000251e5@hotmail.com>
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On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 12:26:39 Gary Schenk <gwschenk@socal.rr.com> wrote: > >I installed FreeBSD on this machine which came with a USB keyboard and >mouse. The keyboard has problems, and for various reasons, I'd like to >replace it with a PS/2 keyboard. Only problem is I can't figure out how >to do it. > >Getting a PS/2 mouse running was easy through sysinstall. > >Just plugging in the new keyboard did not work. After searching the web >and mailing lists, I thought that recompiling the kernel with the >following lines would work: > ># atkbdc0 controls both the keyboard and the PS/2 mouse >device atkbdc0 at isa? port IO_KBD >device atkbd0 at atkbdc? irq 1 # flags 0x1 >device psm0 at atkbdc? irq 12 > >I commented out the flag 0x1 and recompiled and rebooted. That did not >work either. > >As of now the only way I can see to get the PS/2 keyboard working is to >reinstall. That seems like overkill. Does anyone have any ideas? > >Thanks >Gary Schenk > I'm not sure if this is your problem, but there is a line in generic: device ukbd # Keyboard toward the end, under #USB Support. Have you already tried commenting that out? As a side note, the above PS/2 keyboard config. (yours) matches what I have in my kernel. (with the flag.) Good luck, Clayton PS. re-installing is overkill here; the answer must be simpler. Though it may be quicker in the long run. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
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