Re: Interrupt Storm Dell PowerEdge 1850
Nicklas B. Westerlund wrote: Alex Zbyslaw wrote: But if you do that, then I believe you will not be able to use the DRAC as a remote console because your virtual keyboard won't work. (not without changing to the ukbd0 from your real keyboard, which pretty much defeats the point of the virtual keyboard i.e. using it automatically from miles away). Which I'd have to prove wrong, as it works great on my end here. Or atleast it did when I tried the DRAC console, after everything was in order.. Ofcourse, I might be wrong. although I doubt it. What version of FreeBSD? AFAIU, FreeBSD only supports one console keyboard, so if you plug in ukbd1 and make it the console, the DRAC on ukbd0 shouldn't work. I'm sure I tried this and that it didn't work, but I'd be happy to be wrong. Are you sure that both your DRAC and USB work at the same time? --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interrupt Storm Dell PowerEdge 1850
Alex Zbyslaw wrote: What version of FreeBSD? AFAIU, FreeBSD only supports one console keyboard, so if you plug in ukbd1 and make it the console, the DRAC on ukbd0 shouldn't work. I'm sure I tried this and that it didn't work, but I'd be happy to be wrong. Are you sure that both your DRAC and USB work at the same time? Alex, On those machines we're running releng_5_4. But, as I said, I might be wrong. After all, it is quite some time since I tried this. I never tried using both at the same time, but I do know that I set ukbd to 1, to be able to use the console. Then, when I was done and put the machine into pre-production I used the DRAC. (Again, this is what I remember - so I'm not going to argue points before I get a chance to try it again). The question we should ask ourselves though is why anyone would have to use a 'normal' console keyboard, when there's the DRAC console. Nick. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interrupt Storm Dell PowerEdge 1850
This may be getting a bit Off Topic, but I always find it annoying when archive thread peter out without any conclusion... Nicklas B. Westerlund wrote: Alex Zbyslaw wrote: What version of FreeBSD? AFAIU, FreeBSD only supports one console keyboard, so if you plug in ukbd1 and make it the console, the DRAC on ukbd0 shouldn't work. I'm sure I tried this and that it didn't work, but I'd be happy to be wrong. Are you sure that both your DRAC and USB work at the same time? Alex, On those machines we're running releng_5_4. But, as I said, I might be wrong. After all, it is quite some time since I tried this. I never tried using both at the same time, but I do know that I set ukbd to 1, to be able to use the console. Then, when I was done and put the machine into pre-production I used the DRAC. (Again, this is what I remember - so I'm not going to argue points before I get a chance to try it again). The question we should ask ourselves though is why anyone would have to use a 'normal' console keyboard, when there's the DRAC console. I may have a chance to test this again, sometime, but the machine is installed remotely now and I don't know if they have a USB keyboard or not :-( If you made ukdb1 the console from the command line, then this would have gone away when the machine was rebooted. Why would you want to do this? 2 reasons I can think of: 1) There actually are sometimes staff at the remote location, and having a keyboard next to the machine makes it easier to use the console at the same time as doing hardware things like inserting CDs. (Note that you can use a local keyboard if you are fiddling with the BIOS, since it's just FreeBSD which forces one keyboard). The same issue affects PS/2 keyboards as well as USB ones, btw. 2) The DRAC keyboard through the Java app is a bit funny. Below is a quick message I wrote (not to this list) summarising my difficulties. The lack of a \ is a pain as there is rarely one on-screen to cut-and-paste. # less difficult since it's usually in some file which has other comments in it already. Neither of those *require* you to use a local keyboard, though. --Alex Here is my experienced behaviour using the Java console applet. Sometimes, when the applet starts you get these key mappings: \ - # | - ~ ALT` - | # - f ~ - F nothing produces \ If you change the mouse acceleration mode you get these instead: \ - \ | - | @ - - @ # - f ~ - F nothing produces # However, BEWARE of changing the mode when in the BIOS, as it seems to make the keyboard stop working. When in FreeBSD with a mouse, you can copy some text with the white cursor, and that seems to make the keyboard work again. That option not available in the BIOS. --Alex PS No way to paste text as yet. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interrupt Storm Dell PowerEdge 1850
You sir, are a genius. Fixed John On Aug 27, 2005, at 6:42 AM, Nicklas B. Westerlund wrote: John Straiton wrote: Hello, I am attempting to install 5.4R on a brand new Dell PowerEdge 1850 machine. The installation goes perfectly however after the reboot, I am unable to log into the machine (or in this case, create the entropy salt) John, Let me take a quick guess.. You've got the DRAC4 card installed? If you do, that's why the keyboard doesn't work, as it defaults to the DRAC4 one (Although it's only a virtual keyboard). If that's the case, just go to singleuser, and change devd.conf and change ukbd0 to ukbd1. Nick. John Straiton [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interrupt Storm Dell PowerEdge 1850
Nicklas B. Westerlund wrote: John Straiton wrote: Hello, I am attempting to install 5.4R on a brand new Dell PowerEdge 1850 machine. The installation goes perfectly however after the reboot, I am unable to log into the machine (or in this case, create the entropy salt) John, Let me take a quick guess.. You've got the DRAC4 card installed? If you do, that's why the keyboard doesn't work, as it defaults to the DRAC4 one (Although it's only a virtual keyboard). If that's the case, just go to singleuser, and change devd.conf and change ukbd0 to ukbd1. But if you do that, then I believe you will not be able to use the DRAC as a remote console because your virtual keyboard won't work. (not without changing to the ukbd0 from your real keyboard, which pretty much defeats the point of the virtual keyboard i.e. using it automatically from miles away). My advice is to use the DRAC as your console. You can still use a PS/2 kbd for the BIOS or from the install CD (as long as you don't pick option 8(?) boot with USB kbd). --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interrupt Storm Dell PowerEdge 1850
Alex Zbyslaw wrote: But if you do that, then I believe you will not be able to use the DRAC as a remote console because your virtual keyboard won't work. (not without changing to the ukbd0 from your real keyboard, which pretty much defeats the point of the virtual keyboard i.e. using it automatically from miles away). Which I'd have to prove wrong, as it works great on my end here. Or atleast it did when I tried the DRAC console, after everything was in order.. Ofcourse, I might be wrong. although I doubt it. Nick. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interrupt Storm Dell PowerEdge 1850
John Straiton wrote: Hello, I am attempting to install 5.4R on a brand new Dell PowerEdge 1850 machine. The installation goes perfectly however after the reboot, I am unable to log into the machine (or in this case, create the entropy salt) John, Let me take a quick guess.. You've got the DRAC4 card installed? If you do, that's why the keyboard doesn't work, as it defaults to the DRAC4 one (Although it's only a virtual keyboard). If that's the case, just go to singleuser, and change devd.conf and change ukbd0 to ukbd1. Nick. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Interrupt Storm Dell PowerEdge 1850
Hello, I am attempting to install 5.4R on a brand new Dell PowerEdge 1850 machine. The installation goes perfectly however after the reboot, I am unable to log into the machine (or in this case, create the entropy salt) I have noticed 2 quirky behaviors with this machine. 1) I get to just about the local package time of boot when I start seeing Interrupt storm detected on irq18: uhci; throttling interrupt source While not a solution, I got this to go away by disabling the USB ports on the system in the BIOS. I only mention it because it's the only other new behaviour I'm seeing on this machine versus the other boxes I maintain. 2) The keyboard works until the devd detects a PS2 keyboard and installs the device for it. As in, I can pick which way I'd like to boot FreeBSD from the menu and can hit keys during the probing but as soon as I see the message that it's set up the keyboard, bam..nonresponsive. As a test, I installed 4.11R on the machine tonight and it works flawlessly. The only problem is that the machine this was intending to replace is already running 5.2+ so I'll need to get this one into the 5.X arena somehow. Thoughts? John Straiton j k s @clickcom.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interrupt Storm Dell PowerEdge 1850
* John Straiton [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005-08-26 15:25:40 -0400]: While not a solution, I got this to go away by disabling the USB ports on the system in the BIOS. I only mention it because it's the only other new behaviour I'm seeing on this machine versus the other boxes I maintain. Bad mobo perhaps? (I'm presuming the USB is intergrated into it. Under 4.11, can you use the USB ports successfully? Thomas -- N.J. Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Etiamsi occiderit me, in ipso sperabo ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interrupt Storm Dell PowerEdge 1850
John Straiton [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005-08-26 15:25:40 -0400]: While not a solution, I got this to go away by disabling the USB ports on the system in the BIOS. I only mention it because it's the only other new behaviour I'm seeing on this machine versus the other boxes I maintain. Bad mobo perhaps? (I'm presuming the USB is intergrated into it. Under 4.11, can you use the USB ports successfully? Thomas Come to think of it, no. I tried using a USB keyboard in 4.11 and although I got a message on console to the effect of it seeing the keyboard I had just added, I was not able to log in until I swapped to a PS2 one. I think I'm going to just load a WinServer image on it long enough to see what errors pop up in that realm and try to gather a more extensive list of behaviours. Thanks for answering, 'till later.. John ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
