Re: [gentoo-user] KVM and no keyboard at start of boot
On 10 Jun 2009, at 00:03, Harry Putnam wrote: ... My keyboard (through kvm) is not recognized until bootup gets to the login prompt. Once there... no problems with keyboard. If I want to do anything early in boot process, like at grub prompt, I must keep a keyboard plugged in direct to machine. If you can't access the BIOS using the KVM then the problem is hardware, not with Linux software. Now using an IOMEGA 4prt `symphany'. All usb. I guess `Symphany' because you can switch speaker connections too. You might try checking BIOS options. Some BIOS have legacy USB modes suchlike. There is a standard for USB keyboards mice - the BIOS might mention HID (Human Interface Devices), which refers to these. Stroller.
[gentoo-user] KVM and no keyboard at start of boot
Summary: What can I do to get my keyboard recognized (through a kvm switch) right at bootup. I mean like when the grub prompt comes up. Details: I've had this curious problem for some time now. Over at least several kernels but I think beginning with changing from one KVM to another a few mnths ago. Now using an IOMEGA 4prt `symphany'. All usb. I guess `Symphany' because you can switch speaker connections too. I rarely use sound so that isn't even a factor here. My keyboard (through kvm) is not recognized until bootup gets to the login prompt. Once there... no problems with keyboard. If I want to do anything early in boot process, like at grub prompt, I must keep a keyboard plugged in direct to machine. Its been a while since I've messed with it, but in the process of a new install and decided to take some time with that problem now. I've forgotten all the options I've tried enabling in the kernel but most recently just used the massive enablement of `genkernel all' thinking surely with all that junk enabled what ever is missing would be there. But it turned out not to be true. So how can I figure out what gets enabled by the time bootup reaches login prompt that is not enabled when grub screen comes up? Something finally allows the kvm pass through to be recognized but not until I've reached the login prompt.
Re: [gentoo-user] KVM and no keyboard at start of boot
On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:03:52 -0500 Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Summary: What can I do to get my keyboard recognized (through a kvm switch) right at bootup. I mean like when the grub prompt comes up. Details: I've had this curious problem for some time now. Over at least several kernels but I think beginning with changing from one KVM to another a few mnths ago. ... So how can I figure out what gets enabled by the time bootup reaches login prompt that is not enabled when grub screen comes up? Something finally allows the kvm pass through to be recognized but not until I've reached the login prompt. But linux kernel isn't loaded or used in any way when grub screen comes up - grub is loading it as a last step of it's execution, so any kernel configuration settings should be completely irrelevant here. Either that, or I completely missed the point. -- Mike Kazantsev // fraggod.net signature.asc Description: PGP signature
