From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 6 17:38:45 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58F121065793 for ; Wed, 6 Jan 2010 17:38:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 117A68FC0A for ; Wed, 6 Jan 2010 17:38:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o06HciCd015454; Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:38:44 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id o06HciHN015451; Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:38:44 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:38:44 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: n dhert In-Reply-To: <8021a2661001060728h529974d9p6ecae4bc8bbddad6@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <8021a2661001060728h529974d9p6ecae4bc8bbddad6@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:38:44 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: keyboard and mouse no longer working 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: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:38:45 -0000 On Wed, 6 Jan 2010, n dhert wrote: > On a dual-boot PC (windows, ubuntu) I added a FreeBSD 7.2-amd64 partition. > No problem. > > Then I removed the SATA disk, and replaced it with a larger SATA disk. > With GParted I removed everything on that newer disk, and started installing > FreeBSD 7.2 amd64 > from a DVD. The installation started, and a the FreeBSD Welcome screen I > could press enter > to skip the 10 seconds wait time. > Then the normal messages rolled over the screen, but I noticed among them: > usb1: host controller halted > ubub1: IOERROR If you have an external hub, try connecting keyboard and mouse directly to the computer. If there's a "Legacy USB Support" or similar option in the BIOS, disable it. Or you could try booting with the keyboard disconnected, then connect it after FreeBSD has started. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA