Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:36:24 -0700 From: Kan Cai <kan.cai@gmail.com> To: Daniel Gerzo <danger@rulez.sk>, Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re[2]: install freebsd with usb keyboard Message-ID: <5365ea6605061414366cc7191c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1987463016.20050614231026@rulez.sk> References: <5365ea66050613184237c90890@mail.gmail.com> <9E42D1DE4DE5A9B39FE2D6F4@Paul-Schmehls-Computer.local> <5365ea660506132216a5809ab@mail.gmail.com> <2F4C741C886CD13AD0025372@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <5365ea66050614140542a1b139@mail.gmail.com> <1987463016.20050614231026@rulez.sk>
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Thanks you for all your suggestions! I'll burn a 5.4 cd then. cheers, --ken On 6/14/05, Daniel Gerzo <danger@rulez.sk> wrote: >=20 > Hello Kan, >=20 > Tuesday, June 14, 2005, 11:05:20 PM, you wrote the following: >=20 > > Thanks, Paul. What you meant is that I should choose option 7 when the > > beastie menu pops up, right? I am not sure which FreeBSD release could= =20 > do > > that. In my 5.2.1 and 5.3R1, the option 7 is "reboot". Is that in 5.4? >=20 > Well, I'm not sure if that exists in < 5.4 but there is an option > called "Boot FreeBSD with USB keyboard" or similar in 5.4. I was > installing 5.4 on Dell gx280, which doesn't have any PS/2 ports so it > is possible to use only USB keyboard (that really sucks btw.), some > time ago. >=20 > > thanks a lot, > > --ken >=20 > > On 6/14/05, Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> wrote: > >> > >> --On Monday, June 13, 2005 22:16:38 -0700 Kan Cai <kan.cai@gmail.com> > >> 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= =20 > that > >> > is how far it goes. The keyboard stops working so that I cannot pres= s > >> > "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, whe= n > >> 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=20 > keyboard > >> **during the install**. > >> > >> If you're waiting until the sysinstall appears, that's way too late.= =20 > You > >> need to chose option 7 before the kernel even loads, almost immediatel= y > >> 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. > >> >=20 > -- > Best Regards, >=20 > DanGer, ICQ: 261701668 | e-mail protecting at: http://www.2pu.net/ > http://danger.rulez.sk | proxy list at: http://www.proxy-web.com/ > | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! >=20 > [ "They've got us surrounded. The poor bastards." ] >=20 >=20 >
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