Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 16:01:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: Holtor <holtor@yahoo.com> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Working Keyboard in 5.x Message-ID: <20050518155617.R87264@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <20050516210544.30884.qmail@web31714.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20050516210544.30884.qmail@web31714.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Mon, 16 May 2005, Holtor wrote: > Does anyone know how to make a PS/2 keyboard work when plugged into a > system booted without a keyboard on FreeBSD 5.x? It doesn't seem to > work. This is a system-specific thing. As noted previously clearing flag 0x1 on atkbd0 can help this, but it doesn't always work on all motherboards. To do this, edit /boot/device.hints and make sure there is no "hint.atkbd.0.flags" line. Reboot to have the change take effect. _Technically_, ps/2 is not hotplug -- you risk severe electrical damage to the system by hotplugging ps/2 keyboards and mice. If you do this frequently you may consider investing in a KVM. > For example in 4.x the default GENERIC kernel line is: > device atkbd0 at atkbdc? irq 1 flags 0x1 > > If you leave that line alone, the ps/2 keyboard will not work if a system > booted without one plugged in. But if you remove the "flags 0x1" it will > work fine. > > Does anyone know how to make the PS/2 work properly in 5.x? > > Thank you, > > Holt G. > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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