From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 9 13:08:52 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFE6437B401 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:08:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (sea1-f74.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60AE043FAF for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:08:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from crollins666@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:08:51 -0700 Received: from 216.19.22.118 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 09 Jun 2003 20:08:51 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.19.22.118] X-Originating-Email: [crollins666@hotmail.com] From: "clayton rollins" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 20:08:51 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jun 2003 20:08:51.0923 (UTC) FILETIME=[F23EA230:01C32EC2] cc: gwschenk@socal.rr.com Subject: Re: Changing to a PS/2 keyboard after install X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 20:08:53 -0000 On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 12:26:39 Gary Schenk 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