Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 23:58:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com> To: Peter <freebsd@psam.se> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB Keyboard questions Message-ID: <20031020233453.Q73466@alpha.siliconlandmark.com> In-Reply-To: <013801c396ce$4f341ab0$0304a8c0@laptop> References: <013801c395bc$54f2e2a0$0304a8c0@laptop> <013801c396ce$4f341ab0$0304a8c0@laptop>
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Peter wrote: > I have been reading that page and I have the keyboard working, but I > fail to see how this will help a user that only has a USB Keyboard > that wants to use FreeBSD5.1 and is unable to install it due to the > lack of USB support from the start. Some BIOSes offer a "USB legacy support" option which allows the use of a usb keyboard as if it were a PS2 keyboard during system startup. > And I still would like to know if its my keyboard that is out of sync > with the USB spec since it will add letters when I write like . > "This should read like this" but can end up like "Thisi should reaed > likek this" Does this keyboard exhibit the same behavior when it's plugged into a Windows machine? It's a little early to speculate what the issue could be, as there are a number of links in this chain but it's very possible that you simply have a wonky keyboard on your hands. Regards, > Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant > > Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/ >
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