I have two questions: 1. Would anyone be willing to give me a link to a simple USB keyboard that you think would work with this machine at boot time? Perhaps on Amazon.com or Newegg.com, etc.?
2. Do you know of a Debian CD of some type that will load a kernel without the need of a key press before the kernel loads? Debian install CD's and Live CD's require a key press at boot in order to load a kernel. I'm not sure about Knoppix but thought I would ask before wasting a DVD disc to find out that it won't boot. Here is what's going on with this machine: The USB keyboard that I have is not supported by the motherboard for some reason. However, the keyboard does work however after a kernel loads. My keyboard is a an AZZA brand, model number KME381U. It has buttons on it that will (in Windows) launch a web browser, change the speaker volume, etc. The motherboard has no PS/2 connector. I do have a PS/2 keyboard that I could use, but there is no place on the motherboard to plug it in. The motherboard does not have a clear CMOS jumper that I could find. There is a CMOS jumper on the motherboard, however, when this jumper is switched, when the computer boots, it puts me directly into CMOS and the keyboard did not work while in CMOS. I did take out the battery, waited a while, left the battery out, turned on the computer with the CMOS jumper moved and wound up back in CMOS but the keyboard was still not working. I was able to install Debian by changing the windows bootloader to boot the Debian installer as I described earlier. Now Debian is the only OS on the machine. I was planning to only use this computer via SSH connection. So, I only need a keyboard if I want to change CMOS settings or select an option from the Grub boot menu. So, it appears that my only solution is to get a different USB keyboard for this machine. On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 12:16 PM, Bzzzz <lazyvi...@gmx.com> wrote: > On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:57:23 -0700 > "Thomas D. Dean" <tomd...@wavecable.com> wrote: > > > Maybe you need to clear the BIOS settings? I have never had to do > > that. > > From what he said, he's done that (although removing the battery > don't work, except if you wait for "some time" because of the > capacitor(s) power backup). > IF this was done correctly (jumper or short circuit of 2 points), > we could assume a non-ps/2 machine resetting its BIOS would, by > default, enable legacy USB; but we can't be sure 100%… > > About the key typing time windows, I've seen BIOSes that only > left ~1s, which is quite short (addon cards, such as SCSI > controllers, can also reduce the window). > > -- > <J.A> I'm such a no-life that when I get out home, > people think I'm a new neighbor --' >
