From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 14 01:49:47 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7499B16A41C for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 01:49:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com (lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com [68.99.120.78]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7C9A43D49 for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 01:49:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.04.04 201-2131-118-104-20050224) with ESMTP id <20050614014945.SAQZ2591.lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com@dns1>; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:49:45 -0400 From: Vizion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Kan Cai Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:45:02 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <5365ea66050613184237c90890@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5365ea66050613184237c90890@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200506131845.03834.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: Subject: Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 01:49:47 -0000 On Monday 13 June 2005 18:42, the author Kan Cai contributed to the dialogue on- install freebsd with usb keyboard: >Hi, there: > >I have been trying to install FreeBSD with a usb keyboard (I have >tried 3 keyboards so far), but no success. It seems that it can >recognize the device correctly (because it prints out the device names >precisely when bringing up the usbs), but it freezes right after the >sysinstall menu comes out. The ps2 plug is broken, so I dont have any >other choice. > >I have searched the google and mail list. One suggestion was to >change the BIOS setting WRT the legacy usb option. The other is to set >hint.atkbd.0.flags="0x1" while booting. But the problem is that the >keyboard doesn't work so that I cannot type anything or enter the >BIOS. > >Is there anything I can do except hammering my box? How about a usb to ps2 adapter for a couple of dollars from your favorite computer store? David -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama Canal.