Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:47:50 -0700 From: Dan MacMillan <flowers@users.sourceforge.net> To: beowuff <beowuff@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: RE: KVM switch support? Message-ID: <FGEIJLCPFDNMGDOKNBABOEDADLAA.flowers@users.sourceforge.net> In-Reply-To: <f2cf141b0503121816600c7bcd@mail.gmail.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of beowuff > Sent: March 12, 2005 19:16 > To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > Subject: KVM switch support? > > > On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:25:10 -0500, Andrew Batson > <abatson@twcny.rr.com> wrote: > > Hello Eric, > > > > > I'm trying to install 5.3-STABLE on an HP Pavilion box I have > > > laying around. For some reason the installer is not handling > > > the output from my KVM switch. The model is IOGear > > > MiniView(tm) II USB KVM Model # GCS124U. > > > > I have a IOGear MiniView KVM too and when I tired to > install FreeBSD > > 5.3, I had the same problem. After I did a little googleing, I found the > > answer. When you first boot with FreeBSD 5.3 bootable CD-ROM, > wait for the > > FreeBSD boot menu to appear and choose option number 6. Then at the OK > > prompt, type the following and hit the enter key. > > > > set hint.atkbd.0.flags="0x1" > > > > Note the Quote makes are needed. At the next OK prompt, type > > > > boot > > > > And the system should boot to sysinstall menu where you will > find the USB > > keyboard working. At least that is what work for me. > > > > Hope this helps, > > Andrew > > Any idea if this will be fixed in the next release? I too have a usb > keyboard. I've been avoiding 5.3 for this usb bug. Not having this > problem with any other OS. > I doubt any development resources are being consumed to change this behaviour, as it can be made to work quite satisfactorily as things stand now. I doubt it can even be considered a bug. If you don't want to enter the hint each time you boot, just put it in your device.hints file. -- Danny
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