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Date:      Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:21:10 +0000
From:      Xian <ian@codepad.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: USB Keyboard Problem
Message-ID:  <200501262021.10847.ian@codepad.net>
In-Reply-To: <20050125122003.89635.qmail@web40424.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20050125122003.89635.qmail@web40424.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Tuesday 25 January 2005 12:20, milan nankov wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem with my usb keyboard when I try to
> install Freebsd 5.3. It is very strange because the
> keyboard is working at the boot screen (where the
> different booting options are listed) but when the
> booting process launches the sysinstall the keybord is
> not working. The strange thing is that the keyboard is
> responding - for example when I hit numlock the light
> for numlock is respondig? Do you have any ideas what
> the problem is?
>
> Tnx in advance.
>
> Best,
>
> Milan Nankov

This is because the kernel doesn't know to use the USB keyboard. My fix was to 
find a PS/2 keyboard, install FreeBSD and set it up to use a USB keyboard, 
then throw out the PS/2 keyboard.

-- 
/Xian

"There are 10 types of people - those who understand binary, and those who do 
not"
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