Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:52:05 -0700 From: Kan Cai <kan.cai@gmail.com> To: Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard Message-ID: <5365ea6605061319524a1b7b22@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200506131845.03834.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> References: <5365ea66050613184237c90890@mail.gmail.com> <200506131845.03834.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com>
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Hi,=20 Thanks for the reply. But, as I said, the keyboard PS2 plugin of my mobo is= =20 *physically* broken. So even with a usb->ps2 adapter, it won't work. Any=20 other suggestions? cheers, --ken On 6/13/05, Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> wrote: >=20 > On Monday 13 June 2005 18:42, the author Kan Cai contributed to the=20 > dialogue > on- > install freebsd with usb keyboard: >=20 > >Hi, there: > > > >I have been trying to install FreeBSD with a usb keyboard (I have > >tried 3 keyboards so far), but no success. It seems that it can > >recognize the device correctly (because it prints out the device names > >precisely when bringing up the usbs), but it freezes right after the > >sysinstall menu comes out. The ps2 plug is broken, so I dont have any > >other choice. > > > >I have searched the google and mail list. One suggestion was to > >change the BIOS setting WRT the legacy usb option. The other is to set > >hint.atkbd.0.flags=3D"0x1" while booting. But the problem is that the > >keyboard doesn't work so that I cannot type anything or enter the > >BIOS. > > > >Is there anything I can do except hammering my box? >=20 > How about a usb to ps2 adapter for a couple of dollars from your favorite > computer store? > David >=20 >=20 > -- > 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. > English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V=20 > Taurus. > Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama > Canal. >
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