From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 6 13:35:16 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D61B16A41F; Thu, 6 Oct 2005 13:35:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from boris@brooknet.com.au) Received: from mailout1.pacific.net.au (mailout1.pacific.net.au [61.8.0.84]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D961843D48; Thu, 6 Oct 2005 13:35:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from boris@brooknet.com.au) Received: from mailproxy1.pacific.net.au (mailproxy1.pacific.net.au [61.8.0.86]) by mailout1.pacific.net.au (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-3) with ESMTP id j96DZE46015000; Thu, 6 Oct 2005 23:35:14 +1000 Received: from dirk.no.domain (ppp2C37.dyn.pacific.net.au [61.8.44.55]) by mailproxy1.pacific.net.au (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-3) with ESMTP id j96DZCL2005472; Thu, 6 Oct 2005 23:35:13 +1000 Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 23:35:57 +1000 From: Sam Lawrance To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20051006233557.293d24a2@dirk.no.domain> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.14 (GTK+ 2.6.10; i386-portbld-freebsd6.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: installer doesn't work with USB keyboards - PR usb/84295 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:35:16 -0000 It's not possible to use a USB keyboard to install freebsd unless the BIOS has usb keyboard support (and it's enabled). mnag@ proposes a simple solution in http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=usb/84295 Is it possible this issue could be handled in time for the release?