Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 18:16:00 -0800 From: beowuff <beowuff@gmail.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: KVM switch support? Message-ID: <f2cf141b0503121816600c7bcd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <f2cf141b0503121815219550d@mail.gmail.com> References: <25890364DA5DC6469029F08711F58BECDA30C1@exchangedb.eline.com> <200503120324.j2C3Oupl021346@ms-smtp-04.nyroc.rr.com> <f2cf141b0503121815219550d@mail.gmail.com>
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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. 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 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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