Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:53:49 -0700 From: Carl Johnson <carlj@peak.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 540, Issue 1 Message-ID: <87k34cex7m.fsf@elk.localnet> In-Reply-To: <CAK0G6cnNFDC1q7q37krx00EeT3KN8j3Odt=Dsacx0Y320J2kGA@mail.gmail.com> (Daniel's message of "Mon, 6 Oct 2014 09:14:30 -0700") References: <mailman.77.1412596801.64203.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <CAK0G6cnNFDC1q7q37krx00EeT3KN8j3Odt=Dsacx0Y320J2kGA@mail.gmail.com>
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Daniel <nefar@otherware.org> writes: >> >> > The keyboard i have is a USB keyboard. The keyboard works fine in all >> > scenarios except for when prompted with the geli password. >> > >> > http://i.minus.com/ibbw2T5C7Oppp5.jpg >> > >> > > >> I just realized that I am seeing something similar that might be >> related. I don't use geli, but my usb keyboard isn't recognized until >> about halfway through the boot process. It works for BIOS setup and >> after boot, but it doesn't work during the boot menu stage. I don't >> know enough to know what the problem is, but that might help someone >> else limit where the problem is. You might want to try a minimal >> installation without geli and see if that is also true for you. If it >> is the same problem, then it has been around for a while since mine is >> running 9.1-RELEASE. My keyboard is actually a wireless usb one, but >> that is probably no different than regular usb. >> > > It works fine without geli, but I'm not sure what stage in the boot process > to check for it to start working. Do you just hit keys constantly to see? > I looked in the forums yesterday and people reporting the same issue I have > saying things worked fine until 9.1-RELEASE. So it could very well be. In my case I can't use the keyboard during the boot menu, so I can't select single user mode or verbose boot. Instead I have to wait through the timeout to get a normal boot. If that works properly on yours, then this must be an independent problem. I was thinking about it more and the boot menu is probably controlled by the loader, but I don't know if geli password is also handled by the loader. -- Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org
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