From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 14 02:52:06 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 C2E8C16A41C for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:52:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kan.cai@gmail.com) Received: from rproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.201]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61EC143D49 for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:52:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kan.cai@gmail.com) Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id y7so570869rne for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:52:05 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=bK+NGDOBOHyabLkhlq5HagxKz2YWPpSPWFVBVItigme1iXsF9tkEv5VgACdTuHaDMzcsN1PVGl+r2mgk+KSlI6gCC19gqjDtZadtFQuFkNZN8Y4jWpmKAMGYmlG83PEfu4LyoWALB0ImIL44QOLb2VSHhE9F1c/g9CvLd/oW/Vc= Received: by 10.11.116.19 with SMTP id o19mr35684cwc; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:52:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.11.116.17 with HTTP; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:52:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <5365ea6605061319524a1b7b22@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:52:05 -0700 From: Kan Cai To: Vizion In-Reply-To: <200506131845.03834.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 References: <5365ea66050613184237c90890@mail.gmail.com> <200506131845.03834.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Kan Cai List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:52:07 -0000 Hi,=20 Thanks for the reply. But, as I said, the keyboard PS2 plugin of my mobo is= =20 *physically* broken. So even with a usb->ps2 adapter, it won't work. Any=20 other suggestions? cheers, --ken On 6/13/05, Vizion wrote: >=20 > On Monday 13 June 2005 18:42, the author Kan Cai contributed to the=20 > dialogue > on- > install freebsd with usb keyboard: >=20 > >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=3D"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? >=20 > How about a usb to ps2 adapter for a couple of dollars from your favorite > computer store? > David >=20 >=20 > -- > 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. > English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V=20 > Taurus. > Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama > Canal. >