From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 14 15:34:10 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 A2EBB16A41F for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:34:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pauls@utdallas.edu) Received: from smtp1.utdallas.edu (smtp1.utdallas.edu [129.110.10.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BDE543D55 for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:34:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pauls@utdallas.edu) Received: from utd59514.utdallas.edu (utd59514.utdallas.edu [129.110.3.28]) by smtp1.utdallas.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id A843B38973A; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:34:07 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:34:07 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl To: Kan Cai Message-ID: <2F4C741C886CD13AD0025372@utd59514.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <5365ea660506132216a5809ab@mail.gmail.com> References: <5365ea66050613184237c90890@mail.gmail.com> <9E42D1DE4DE5A9B39FE2D6F4@Paul-Schmehls-Computer.local> <5365ea660506132216a5809ab@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Mulberry/3.1.6 (Linux/x86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline 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 List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:34:10 -0000 --On Monday, June 13, 2005 22:16:38 -0700 Kan Cai wrote: > Hi, Paul: > > Thanks for the reply, but it didn't work. I tried 3 keyboards and 2 > FreeBSD releases (5.2.1, and 5.3R1). The combination of logitech keyboard > with 5.2.1 does highlight the keymap option in sysinstall menu, but that > is how far it goes. The keyboard stops working so that I cannot press > "space", "tab" or "enter". > I'm not sure I explained myself clearly. Let's try again. ***During the boot process***** before you ever get to sysinstall, when the daemon shows up on the screen and you're given a menu with several options, if you look closely, option seven (7) must be chosen to use a usb keyboard **during the install**. If you're waiting until the sysinstall appears, that's way too late. You need to chose option 7 before the kernel even loads, almost immediately after the system boots. If you *are* doing that and the keyboards aren't working anyway, then I have no idea what the problem might be. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/