From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 18 17:46:55 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB7F416A4CF for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:46:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from pd2mo3so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49A8E43D4C for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:46:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from flowers@users.sourceforge.net) Received: from pd3mr8so.prod.shaw.ca (pd3mr8so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.24])2004))freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:46:31 -0700 (MST) Received: from pn2ml10so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.80]) by pd3mr8so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IDK00GNI6PIWT00@pd3mr8so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:46:30 -0700 (MST) Received: from sirius (S01060010a72631f9.cg.shawcable.net [68.144.46.209]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with SMTP id <0IDK00E306PI3Z@l-daemon> for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:46:30 -0700 (MST) Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:47:50 -0700 From: Dan MacMillan In-reply-to: To: beowuff Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Importance: Normal X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-priority: Normal cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: RE: KVM switch support? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:46:55 -0000 > -----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 > 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