I forgot to mention that this was seen with 7.0Beta4 released on Dec 3.
On 12/10/07, Srinivasa R Kanduru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks for the inputs. The keyboard responds in the "Welcome" screen. So I > can stop and select different booting options. But later when the kernel > boots, the usb controller driver gives an error. Here is what I saw in the > bootup messages: > > ... > usb1: host controller halted > uhub1: usb device problem (IOERROR), disabling port 1 > ... > > The system is Dell Dimension 3100 with Intel Pentium4 processor. > > When I googled, I found a related PR. > ... > kern/100746: system does not boot due to USB keyboard problem on Dell 3100 > ... > That bug was related to usb panic, and it seems to have been fixed. What I > observe now is that the usb keyboard works in the boot loader, but fails to > be configured by the kernel. > > Regards, > Srinivas. > > > On 12/9/07, John Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 09:36:47 -0800 > > "Srinivasa R Kanduru" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I was trying to install FreeBSD 7.0 Beta2 on a dell x86 machine which > > > doesn't have any PS2 ports. The installer expects a PS2 keyboard I > > think. > > > The USB port is disabled for some reason and it is not possible to > > proceed > > > further in the installation process. > > > > > > Is this a known issue ? Does the installer doesn't recognize a USB > > keyboard > > > ? > > > > I was reasonably sure I used my USB keyboard when I installed 7.0-beta2, > > but just to make sure I tried it and I can confirm that the installer > > recognises it. I tested it at the black and white (Beasty?) menu by > > pressing space and then 1, and I could select a keyboard layout in the > > sysinstall menu too. I carried on little further without problems. > > > > Can you find another keyboard to try? > > > > -- > > Thanks, John. > > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Srinivasa Kanduru -- Regards, Srinivasa Kanduru _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"