Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 12:10:02 -0400 From: Christian Campbell <dcamp@alumni.ufl.edu> To: Joshua Lokken <jrlokken@gmail.com> Cc: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Matt Bettinger <iamatt@gmail.com> Subject: Re: USB keyboard in FreeBSD 10 amd64 installer Message-ID: <CADbaceLO-q6GWihFapU_Dau3jQL3o3px57WqN4B7EdGh_JXbiA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJnt3G5GJJLeuwj=CuWAHxC7rnTjL3G9cBkXd9NAfd0Nu3gUoA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAJnt3G7kRboOP-VrKs7iE5ht5kWAEmhb482aX5d5hXB4=G0GgA@mail.gmail.com> <20140408092335.2674f829@X220.alogt.com> <CAJnt3G5MBeB1h15GX=j1HUn29DSVFfwoOO_NDaynz=S%2BUr1JNw@mail.gmail.com> <20140408094203.2af9d68d@X220.alogt.com> <CAJnt3G4H_mPLTQo9sxzVb_K2emg5k3Wf0SZt2voDGjyqoMx--g@mail.gmail.com> <CAJnt3G7w=12JFR6jzR=kgd8_PpBmT3YR1sBj%2B1t2U8t9cau3ng@mail.gmail.com> <20140408103420.3527d9e2@X220.alogt.com> <CAJnt3G5SNtLkhOa-xfLsjkH-3Rw-PuQ773NVd__J0xaZFhMddw@mail.gmail.com> <20140408105323.28dcb060@X220.alogt.com> <CAEeRwNVKW6WBSZ6T26M4f4YAPgrogRhcj3g45svuejHp-LxLMg@mail.gmail.com> <CAJnt3G6cPfiUnSccZNm7aWev%2BDZXLaMHCFHV17GgH%2BYJ4CeQMQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAJnt3G5k_vH969FrO9q1BFLnsYop1=gOGg%2Bn1_j9goYyvdXLGA@mail.gmail.com> <CAOgwaMu0VX%2B3e2QjujDpcF0TdiiCj72SWPS%2BcJK1pLZbqgKQpw@mail.gmail.com> <CAJnt3G6Reerm1B8=upxWw%2B44Tj85yeQAAtnD_NjhNBQPb8mrFg@mail.gmail.com> <CAJnt3G5GJJLeuwj=CuWAHxC7rnTjL3G9cBkXd9NAfd0Nu3gUoA@mail.gmail.com>
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Have you tried waiting to plug the keyboard in until the first moment you need to use it? Also, you might look into modifying your installation media to perform a scripted, i.e. non-interactive, install. Christian On Tuesday, 8 April 2014, Joshua Lokken <jrlokken@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh, and to answer your question, AMD Phenom II x710 3-core. > > > On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Joshua Lokken <jrlokken@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I did verify that the system was 64-bit, and running a 64-bit OS now. > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 12:41 AM, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk < > > m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Joshua Lokken <jrlokken@gmail.com > >wrote: > >> > >>> Tried again with PS/2, hit Enter, then just waited. Eventually, the > boot > >>> started, got a few lines into the ACPI stuff, then hung. Looks like no > >>> FreeBSD 10 amd64 on this box :( I needed to upgrade, anyway... > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Joshua Lokken <jrlokken@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > I've have tried about everything possible at this point: > >>> > > >>> > I use onboard audio, so no -- nVidia chipset for the NIC, audio and > >>> USB, > >>> > all are ON. USB works just great, until the installer screen loads > -- > >>> all > >>> > I can do consistently is Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot, no other keypresses > >>> > generate any signal. > >>> > > >>> > In fact, I just tried with a PS/2 keyboard, and I've used those with > >>> > FreeBSD forever, and _never_ had a problem. Same behavior in this > >>> case, no > >>> > keypresses work except for Ctrl-Alt-Del. > >>> > > >>> > I've cleared the CMOS and meticulously gone through every setting, > >>> nothing > >>> > I've found works so far. > >>> > > >>> > I just dl'ed the i386 iso, just to test, but I've run out of blank > >>> media > >>> > for the immediate time being, so I'll have another go at it tomorrow. > >>> > > >>> > Does anyone know of any way to get past this installer screen > without a > >>> > working keyboard? Or is there another installation method I could > >>> > attempt? Thanks again. > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > Joshua > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:44 PM, Matt Bettinger <iamatt@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > >>> >> Did you disable audio in the bios? On an Intel mini atx system I > have > >>> >> the onboard nic and USB would not work with audio device disabled, > >>> yeah. > >>> >> On Apr 7, 2014 9:53 PM, "Erich Dollansky" < > >>> erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> > >>> >> wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >>> Hi, > >>> >>> > >>> >>> On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 19:43:06 -0700 > >>> >>> Joshua Lokken <jrlokken@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > There are 3 USB-related BIOS options, basically: > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > USB On/Off > >>> >>> > Legacy USB On/Off > >>> >>> > USB Mass Storage On/Off > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > I tried with Legacy USB both on and off, same results. I checked > >>> the > >>> >>> > mobo manual, and all ports are USB 2.0/1.1, no BIOS updates > >>> available. > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> Some keyboards need the legacy stuff. As all your ports are USB 2, > it > >>> >>> has to work. > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Erich > >>> >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >>> >>> <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>; -- Christian _____________________________________________________ 3425 SW 2nd Ave, #239 cell (352) 514-7411 Gainesville, FL 32607-2813 dcamp@alumni.ufl.edu On this perfect day / Nothing's standing in my way... -Hoku
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