Re: No usb keyboard in single user mode
On 11/11/2011 12:02, Polytropon wrote: On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:41:56 +0100, David Demelier wrote: When prompted Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:uhub3: 6 ports with 6 removable, self powered uhub7: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered ugen0.2:BTC at usbus0 ukbd0:BTC USB Multimedia Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.20, addr 2 on usbus0 kbd1 at ukbd0 uhid0:BTC USB Multimedia Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.20, addr 2 on usbus0 ugen1.2:vendor 0x0a12 at usbus1 ubt0:vendor 0x0a12 EDRClassone, class 224/1, rev 2.00/19.58, addr 2 on usbus1 ugen0.3:Logitech at usbus0 So here nothing possible to do, only shutdown by power button. After the keyboard has been detected, you should be able to enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh. Possible obstacle if you do NOT have device kbdmux in your kernel configuration! I have heard a long time ago that legacy USB must be enabled in the BIOS and it is in mine. I also had a similar experience in v7 with my old system. After waiting for the kernel to identify ukbd0, it could be used as intended for local logins. I remember why I added kbdmux as module. If not this option will not be honored: makeoptions UKBD_DFLT_KEYMAP=uk.iso And then I don't have my uk.iso keymap on single user mode ! -- David Demelier ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
No usb keyboard in single user mode
Hello, This question may have been asked a lot of time but I have the same problem, my USB keyboard works well with the loader, when the system has successfully booted but not in the single user mode. I don't know if this matters but when the request When prompted Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: comes, my keyboard didn't already show up in the kernel message, and the kernel still probe and attach devices after this message so the following output is printed : When prompted Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:uhub3: 6 ports with 6 removable, self powered uhub7: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered ugen0.2: BTC at usbus0 ukbd0: BTC USB Multimedia Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.20, addr 2 on usbus0 kbd1 at ukbd0 uhid0: BTC USB Multimedia Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.20, addr 2 on usbus0 ugen1.2: vendor 0x0a12 at usbus1 ubt0: vendor 0x0a12 EDRClassone, class 224/1, rev 2.00/19.58, addr 2 on usbus1 ugen0.3: Logitech at usbus0 So here nothing possible to do, only shutdown by power button. I have heard a long time ago that legacy USB must be enabled in the BIOS and it is in mine. This is reproducible all the time on 8.2-RELEASE Cheers, -- David Demelier ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FreeBSD/amd: boot/loader ignores usb-keyboard
Hello, when i switched to an usb-keyboard some month ago, i realized, that boot/loader ignores input from this device. The bootmanager accepts input, loader not. Is there any configuration-parameter to fix this? Andreas ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: USB keyboard: mode switch / numlock freezes
On 04/27/10 07:06, Polytropon wrote: On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:33:28 +0200, Anselm Strauss amsiba...@gmail.com wrote: Could it be a numlock issue? Any idea how to address this? A good tool for diagnostics always is the xev program. See if something like KeyPress event, serial 24, synthetic NO, window 0x1c1, root 0x73, subw 0x0, time 1034406899, (-570,493), root:(12,632), state 0x10, keycode 77 (keysym 0xff7f, Num_Lock), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x1c1, root 0x73, subw 0x0, time 1034406949, (-570,493), root:(12,632), state 0x10, keycode 77 (keysym 0xff7f, Num_Lock), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False comes out when pressing the Num key. You can always remap the Num Lock functionality onto another key that doesn't fail after the 4th use - see xmodmap. I tried xev, but there is no event when I press the mode switch. I mapped numlock to scrolllcok for testing. I then see the numlock event but the mode on the keyboard block does not change. So it doesn't seem to be implemented over the numlock functionality. Is there another way to debug the USB device directly? Anselm ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: USB keyboard: mode switch / numlock freezes
On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:33:28 +0200, Anselm Strauss amsiba...@gmail.com wrote: Could it be a numlock issue? Any idea how to address this? A good tool for diagnostics always is the xev program. See if something like KeyPress event, serial 24, synthetic NO, window 0x1c1, root 0x73, subw 0x0, time 1034406899, (-570,493), root:(12,632), state 0x10, keycode 77 (keysym 0xff7f, Num_Lock), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x1c1, root 0x73, subw 0x0, time 1034406949, (-570,493), root:(12,632), state 0x10, keycode 77 (keysym 0xff7f, Num_Lock), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False comes out when pressing the Num key. You can always remap the Num Lock functionality onto another key that doesn't fail after the 4th use - see xmodmap. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
USB keyboard: mode switch / numlock freezes
Hi, I have a Roccat Arvo keyboard that has a number block with integrated positioning keys (arrows, del, end, ...), but no extra keys for them. There is a mode switch button that switches between the two layouts, like the numlock key, but I'm not sure if this really is numlock. For some reason the switch stops to work after exactly 4 presses. This only happens during boot, or when the FreeBSD kernel is loaded. It does not happen when I boot into Windows or Linux. I also tried other computers, getting the same result. Could it be a numlock issue? Any idea how to address this? Thanks, Anselm ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Disabling touchpad on USB keyboard
Hi, I have a Lenovo USB keyboard with trackpoint and touchpad (UltraNav), but I really want to get rid of the touchpad as it just gets in my way. But I can't find a way to do this in FreeBSD (using 7.0-RELEASE). I've seen the question asked in a couple of places but I've found no answer so I figured I'd try here. Since it is not a laptop-internal keyboard, I cannot change any BIOS settings, and since it is USB, I cannot use the psm-based synaptics driver settings in xorg.conf (or related utilities). The UltraNav-related parts identifies as follows in in dmesg: uhid0: Lite-On Tech IBM USB Keyboard with UltraNav, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.16, addr ums1: Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint, class 0/0, rev 1.10/0.20, ad ums1: 3 buttons. ums2: Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint, class 0/0, rev 1.10/0.20, addr 6 on uhub6 ums2: 3 buttons. So my guess is that one of ums1/ums2 is the touchpad and the other is the trackpoint. In which case I feel that I should be able to get rid of one of them. moused detects both immeditely, so both units work fine under X. So I'd like to just tell moused to somehow ignore one of these devices, which hopefully would get rid of the touchpad while keeping the trackpoint intact. But I can't figure out how to do that. Is there some setting somewhere for moused or something more general for USB devices that lets me do this? Or if that approach is doomed, are there any other tricks I can do to accomplish this? Thanks in advance, Chris ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
ultranav usb keyboard panics on bootup -- stuck
Hi All Anybody know how I work around the following panic ?? panic: ohci_add_done: addr 0x7fef1c30 not found cpuid = 0 Uptime: 1s I have just purchased a new Lenovo ultranav usb keyboard from . (My old ibm ps/2 one died) http://uk.insight.com/apps/productpresentation/index.php?product_id=LEN31P9304nbs_search=C%3D106%26S%3D1040%26lang%3Den-gb%26K%3D%26M%3DLEN The panic is definitely happening because of the usb keyboard (with integrated mouse), if I take it out and replace with a ps/2 counterpart the computer boots up normally. Regards Craig Butler ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Is there a trick to boot 7.1 install CD with USB keyboard?
Dell OptiPlex 745 - no PS/2 connectors. USB keyboard works on boot menu but during kernel initialization I see this: usb1: host controller halted uhub1: device problem (IOERROR), disabling port 2 Keyboard is non-working when SYSINSTALL starts. Upgraded to latest BIOS and error disappears but keyboard is still non-working in SYSINSTALL. I've tried both front and rear USB ports. I've googled extensively but can't find any workaround or trick to make this work. Solution seems to be 8.0-CURRENT or am I missing something vital here? I was hoping for some command to issue at the boot prompt... Regards Morgan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
RE: Is there a trick to boot 7.1 install CD with USB keyboard?
-Original Message- From: Morgan Wesström [mailto:freebsd-questi...@pp.dyndns.biz] Sent: 28 January 2009 13:27 To: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Is there a trick to boot 7.1 install CD with USB keyboard? Dell OptiPlex 745 - no PS/2 connectors. USB keyboard works on boot menu but during kernel initialization I see this: usb1: host controller halted uhub1: device problem (IOERROR), disabling port 2 Keyboard is non-working when SYSINSTALL starts. Upgraded to latest BIOS and error disappears but keyboard is still non-working in SYSINSTALL. I've tried both front and rear USB ports. I've googled extensively but can't find any workaround or trick to make this work. Solution seems to be 8.0-CURRENT or am I missing something vital here? I was hoping for some command to issue at the boot prompt... Regards Morgan Have you made sure you have USB keyboard support enabled in the bios and you may also need to enable USB legacy support. Regards Graeme ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Is there a trick to boot 7.1 install CD with USB keyboard?
-Original Message- From: Morgan Wesström [mailto:freebsd-questi...@pp.dyndns.biz] Sent: 28 January 2009 13:27 To: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Is there a trick to boot 7.1 install CD with USB keyboard? Dell OptiPlex 745 - no PS/2 connectors. USB keyboard works on boot menu but during kernel initialization I see this: usb1: host controller halted uhub1: device problem (IOERROR), disabling port 2 snip Have you made sure you have USB keyboard support enabled in the bios and you may also need to enable USB legacy support. Regards Graeme Thanks Graeme. None of those options exist in the BIOS of this particular machine. I assume it's always enabled due to its lack of PS/2 connectors. At least one Google hit mentions Dell Optiplex 745 specifically not working while model 755 boots FreeBSD without problems. Disabling atkbd via hints (as suggested by other posts) doesn't change the behaviour either unfortunately. This isn't extremely important to me. I simply wondered if I had missed some vital information regarding the use of USB keyboards. /Morgan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
RE: USB Keyboard is not working with a custom kernel
OK... This could work eventually, but think about another fact: With GENERIC kernel, everything works correctly. I plug and unplug the keyboard, and it interacts wonderfully. Noor -Original Message- From: Polytropon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 3:03 PM To: נור דאוד Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB Keyboard is not working with a custom kernel On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:33:44 +0200, ??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With this kernel, whenever I connect a USB keyboard, I see on the console an alert (USB keyboard device this and that, connected to ) and even the make/model of the keyboard is shown, but the keyboard doesn't work. The Num/Caps locks work (I mean, the light on the keyboard alternates between ON/OFF whenever press on the keys). Anyone knows what's the problem? And how to fix it? This *may* be due to kbdmux. On older FreeBSD systems (such as FreeBSD 5), you had to manually change the active keyboard using the kbdcontrol command. Let's say, you have an AT keyboard present (which has the focus) and you plugged in the USB keyboard, the keyboard would get recognized and powered (so you can toggle the Blinkenlights), but no input would come from it. Then you would have to use the focused keyboard /dev/kbd0 (=/dev/atkbd0) to change focus to the USB one /dev/kbd1 (=/dev/ukbd0). Since kbdmux has been introduced, focus is on all keybpards that are plugged into the system, so it doesn't matter where you type something. Maybe you could check the presence of kbdmux or use an AT keyboard to check via kbdcontrol. -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: USB Keyboard is not working with a custom kernel
Please don't top-post. נור דאוד [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OK... This could work eventually, but think about another fact: With GENERIC kernel, everything works correctly. I plug and unplug the keyboard, and it interacts wonderfully. Right. The generic kernel has kbdmux these days. Noor -Original Message- From: Polytropon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 3:03 PM To: נור דאוד Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB Keyboard is not working with a custom kernel On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:33:44 +0200, ??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With this kernel, whenever I connect a USB keyboard, I see on the console an alert (USB keyboard device this and that, connected to ) and even the make/model of the keyboard is shown, but the keyboard doesn't work. The Num/Caps locks work (I mean, the light on the keyboard alternates between ON/OFF whenever press on the keys). Anyone knows what's the problem? And how to fix it? This *may* be due to kbdmux. On older FreeBSD systems (such as FreeBSD 5), you had to manually change the active keyboard using the kbdcontrol command. Let's say, you have an AT keyboard present (which has the focus) and you plugged in the USB keyboard, the keyboard would get recognized and powered (so you can toggle the Blinkenlights), but no input would come from it. Then you would have to use the focused keyboard /dev/kbd0 (=/dev/atkbd0) to change focus to the USB one /dev/kbd1 (=/dev/ukbd0). Since kbdmux has been introduced, focus is on all keybpards that are plugged into the system, so it doesn't matter where you type something. Maybe you could check the presence of kbdmux or use an AT keyboard to check via kbdcontrol. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: USB Keyboard is not working with a custom kernel
OK... This could work eventually, but think about another fact: With GENERIC kernel, everything works correctly. I plug and unplug the keyboard, and it interacts wonderfully. Right. The generic kernel has kbdmux these days. I see... this is one piece of info that I needed, thanks a lot! I will check it and I hope it works. Noor ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB Keyboard is not working with a custom kernel
Hello list, I've custom-built a kernel for a FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE amd64 system. The kernel file (/sys/amd64/conf/KERNEL) is shown below: *** START OF FILE ** machine amd64 cpu HAMMER ident KERNEL maxusers1024 # Mandatory options options SCHED_ULE # SMP options SMP # CPU frequency control device cpufreq # Memory (Adjusted for 4GB RAM for AMD64) options MAXDSIZ=(1536UL*1024*1024)# 1.5GB for data options MAXSSIZ=(256UL*1024*1024) # 256MB for stack options DFLDSIZ=(1536UL*1024*1024)# Set default data size to 1.5GB # Configuration options KSE options PREEMPTION options PANIC_REBOOT_WAIT_TIME=30 options COMPAT_43 options SYSVSHM options SYSVSEM options SYSVMSG options _KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING options ADAPTIVE_GIANT # Screen, Keyboard Mouse options MAXCONS=4 # File System options FFS options CD9660 options PROCFS options PSEUDOFS options SOFTUPDATES options UFS_DIRHASH options UFS_GJOURNAL # Filesystems, Samba/CIFS shares options NETSMB # SMB/CIFS requester options LIBMCHAIN # mbuf management library options LIBICONV options SMBFS options NFSSERVER options NFSCLIENT options NFSLOCKD # Networking options INET options ACCEPT_FILTER_DATA # All devices (Network, SCSI, Disks, Interface, ...) device miibus device bge device sio device fdc device ata device atadisk device atapicd device atapifd device loop device ether device isa device eisa device pci device agp device random device scbus device da device cd device ciss # Screen, Keyboard Mouse device atkbdc device atkbd device psm device vga device sc device uhci# UHCI PCI-USB interface device ohci# OHCI PCI-USB interface device ehci# EHCI PCI-USB interface (USB 2.0) device usb # USB Bus (required) device ukbd# Keyboard device ugen# Generic device uhid# Human Interface Devices # Misc device acpi device pass device pty device snp device speaker * END OF FILE ** With this kernel, whenever I connect a USB keyboard, I see on the console an alert (USB keyboard device this and that, connected to ) and even the make/model of the keyboard is shown, but the keyboard doesn't work. The Num/Caps locks work (I mean, the light on the keyboard alternates between ON/OFF whenever press on the keys). Anyone knows what's the problem? And how to fix it? Thanks in advance. Noor ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Boot menu and USB keyboard
I've got a USB keyboard and I'm unable to select any of the options in the boot loader/beastie menu - escape to the loader prompt, single- user mode etc.. It is the only keyboard attached and it works fine once the system is up. I've done a bit of Googling and tried setting hint.atkbd.0.flags=0x1 in loader.conf but it doesn't make any difference. I'd appreciate some suggestions. Thanks Gianni ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Boot menu and USB keyboard
Gianni Doe writes: I've got a USB keyboard and I'm unable to select any of the options in the boot loader/beastie menu - escape to the loader prompt, single- user mode etc.. It is the only keyboard attached and it works fine once the system is up. What version of the OS? I used to have this problem, but it disappeared ... sometime between 6.0 and 7.0, I think. And I'm pretty sure this was discussed on the mailing lists - try searching under Huff USB keyboard. Robert Huff ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Boot menu and USB keyboard
On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:22:52 +0200 Gianni Doe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got a USB keyboard and I'm unable to select any of the options in the boot loader/beastie menu - escape to the loader prompt, single- user mode etc.. It is the only keyboard attached and it works fine once the system is up. I've done a bit of Googling and tried setting hint.atkbd.0.flags=0x1 in loader.conf but it doesn't make any difference. I'd appreciate some suggestions. Thanks Gianni Hi Gianni, Check the BIOS settings for USB keyboard/mouse. Cheers, Matti ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Boot menu and USB keyboard
On 04/apr/08, at 14:23, Robert Huff wrote: I've got a USB keyboard and I'm unable to select any of the options in the boot loader/beastie menu - escape to the loader prompt, single- user mode etc.. It is the only keyboard attached and it works fine once the system is up. What version of the OS? I used to have this problem, but it disappeared ... sometime between 6.0 and 7.0, I think. And I'm pretty sure this was discussed on the mailing lists - try searching under Huff USB keyboard. Robert Huff I'm running 7.0-STABLE and legacy USB support is enabled in the BIOS, motherboard is ASUS A8V. I did search but all the stuff I found is a few years old, so should the boot menu definitely support usb keyboard? -Gianni ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB Keyboard stuck during 7.0 install
I burned a fresh iso of the i386 7.0-RELEASE-disc1, I've got my keyboard and mouse plugged in via USB. Upon successful boot of the install cd, the moment I press a key, it seems to stick, and that key code is repeated over and over again. For example, the Select Country is the first menu to appear. If I press the down arrow, and immediately release, it will move all the way down to the bottom of the list and get stuck there. Meaning I can't do anything else. No switching to a different VT. If I hit enter on the first selection United States it will bring me to the main menu, but it will act like the Enter key is still depressed and will endlessly cycle through menus. I've search the mailing-list archive, and good, and found similar problems with USB legacy settings in the BIOS. My BIOS does not have this setting, so I'm not sure what to do from here. Additionally, I have yet to find an instance of anyone having the same exact problem. Any advice would be very appreciated. Thank you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 7.0 RC2 usb keyboard and mouse problems
--On Thursday, February 21, 2008 20:41:59 +0100 Nikolaj Thygesen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul Schmehl wrote: I just installed 7.0 RC2 on a brand new Dell - dual processor dual core Intel (so four processors), and I'm losing the keyboard and mouse after taking certain actions. For example, I started setting up X (Xorg --configure) and then launched it (X -config /root/xorg.conf-new), and when I get to the GUI the mouse and keyboard are gone. Sometimes I can restore functionality by unplugging the devices and then plugging them back in. This is happening in the console as well, not just in the GUI. I've fetched the latest sources using cvsup. Will rebuilding the kernel solve this problem? Is this a known issue? usbhidctl shows ums0, ums1, ukbd0 and ukbd1 to be busy. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# usbhidctl -a -f /dev/ums0 usbhidctl: /dev/ums0: Device busy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# usbhidctl -a -f /dev/ums1 usbhidctl: /dev/ums1: Device busy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# usbhidctl -a -f /dev/ukbd ukbd0 ukbd1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# usbhidctl -a -f /dev/ukbd0 usbhidctl: /dev/ukbd0: Device busy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# usbhidctl -a -f /dev/ukbd1 usbhidctl: /dev/ukbd1: Device busy This is what I see after unplugging both devices and plugging them in to different usb receptacles. usbdevs addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel addr 2: product 0x2105, vendor 0x413c addr 3: product 0x4d15, vendor 0x0461 addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel addr 1: EHCI root hub, Intel addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel addr 3: product 0x2105, vendor 0x413c addr 2: product 0x4d15, vendor 0x0461 addr 1: EHCI root hub, Intel FreeBSD utd65257.utdallas.edu 7.0-RC2-p1 FreeBSD 7.0-RC2-p1 #0: Tue Feb 12 22:23:33 UTC 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 grep usb /var/run/dmesg.boot usb0: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci0 usb0: USB revision 1.0 uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb0 usb1: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci1 usb1: USB revision 1.0 uhub1: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb1 usb2: waiting for BIOS to give up control usb2: EHCI version 1.0 usb2: wrong number of companions (3 != 2) usb2: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb0 usb1 usb2: EHCI (generic) USB 2.0 controller on ehci0 usb2: USB revision 2.0 uhub2: Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb2 usb3: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci2 usb3: USB revision 1.0 uhub3: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb3 usb4: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci3 usb4: USB revision 1.0 uhub4: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb4 usb5: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci4 usb5: USB revision 1.0 uhub5: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb5 usb6: waiting for BIOS to give up control usb6: timed out waiting for BIOS usb6: EHCI version 1.0 usb6: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb3 usb4 usb5 usb6: EHCI (generic) USB 2.0 controller on ehci1 usb6: USB revision 2.0 uhub6: Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb6 Any clues or help would be appreciated. Hi Paul I just spent about a week solving that very same issue. The thing is that in order for the usb mouse and keyboard to work during the initial boot sequence, ps/2 style devices are needed, so your bios is probably configured for simulating ps/2 (legacy) devices on usb. Keep it that way! As the kernel boots, usb devices are suddenly supported, but present ps/2 devices (even the simulated legacy ones) will hide the usb devices from the kernel, so in order to get access to these the following lines must be added to /boot/device.hints: hint.atkbd.0.disable=1 hint.atkbdc.0.disable=1 I understand that only one of them is needed, but I have no idea which one. It supposedly differs from machine to machine. The last crucial point (and the one I really fought with) is the fact that not all usb ports are created equal! If the above doesn't work, try switching usb ports. It seems some usb ports/hubs are preferred over others. On my machine the two front ports work, but the six ports on the rear of the machine don't :o( At least it works now, and I no longer need to have two keyboards attached. br - N :o) I found a post in stable describing the exact same issue. The OP solved it by connecting a hub to a port on the back of the machine and then connecting the keyboard and mouse to the hub. So, I plugged in one of my monitors and then connected the keyboard and mouse to the monitor, and they work fine. I joined the stable list so I can report this and possibly help troubleshoot it. -- Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Senior Information Security Analyst The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL
Re: 7.0 RC2 usb keyboard and mouse problems
Paul Schmehl wrote: I just installed 7.0 RC2 on a brand new Dell - dual processor dual core Intel (so four processors), and I'm losing the keyboard and mouse after taking certain actions. For example, I started setting up X (Xorg --configure) and then launched it (X -config /root/xorg.conf-new), and when I get to the GUI the mouse and keyboard are gone. Sometimes I can restore functionality by unplugging the devices and then plugging them back in. This is happening in the console as well, not just in the GUI. I've fetched the latest sources using cvsup. Will rebuilding the kernel solve this problem? Is this a known issue? usbhidctl shows ums0, ums1, ukbd0 and ukbd1 to be busy. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# usbhidctl -a -f /dev/ums0 usbhidctl: /dev/ums0: Device busy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# usbhidctl -a -f /dev/ums1 usbhidctl: /dev/ums1: Device busy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# usbhidctl -a -f /dev/ukbd ukbd0 ukbd1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# usbhidctl -a -f /dev/ukbd0 usbhidctl: /dev/ukbd0: Device busy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# usbhidctl -a -f /dev/ukbd1 usbhidctl: /dev/ukbd1: Device busy This is what I see after unplugging both devices and plugging them in to different usb receptacles. usbdevs addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel addr 2: product 0x2105, vendor 0x413c addr 3: product 0x4d15, vendor 0x0461 addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel addr 1: EHCI root hub, Intel addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel addr 3: product 0x2105, vendor 0x413c addr 2: product 0x4d15, vendor 0x0461 addr 1: EHCI root hub, Intel FreeBSD utd65257.utdallas.edu 7.0-RC2-p1 FreeBSD 7.0-RC2-p1 #0: Tue Feb 12 22:23:33 UTC 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 grep usb /var/run/dmesg.boot usb0: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci0 usb0: USB revision 1.0 uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb0 usb1: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci1 usb1: USB revision 1.0 uhub1: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb1 usb2: waiting for BIOS to give up control usb2: EHCI version 1.0 usb2: wrong number of companions (3 != 2) usb2: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb0 usb1 usb2: EHCI (generic) USB 2.0 controller on ehci0 usb2: USB revision 2.0 uhub2: Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb2 usb3: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci2 usb3: USB revision 1.0 uhub3: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb3 usb4: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci3 usb4: USB revision 1.0 uhub4: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb4 usb5: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci4 usb5: USB revision 1.0 uhub5: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb5 usb6: waiting for BIOS to give up control usb6: timed out waiting for BIOS usb6: EHCI version 1.0 usb6: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb3 usb4 usb5 usb6: EHCI (generic) USB 2.0 controller on ehci1 usb6: USB revision 2.0 uhub6: Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1 on usb6 Any clues or help would be appreciated. Hi Paul I just spent about a week solving that very same issue. The thing is that in order for the usb mouse and keyboard to work during the initial boot sequence, ps/2 style devices are needed, so your bios is probably configured for simulating ps/2 (legacy) devices on usb. Keep it that way! As the kernel boots, usb devices are suddenly supported, but present ps/2 devices (even the simulated legacy ones) will hide the usb devices from the kernel, so in order to get access to these the following lines must be added to /boot/device.hints: hint.atkbd.0.disable=1 hint.atkbdc.0.disable=1 I understand that only one of them is needed, but I have no idea which one. It supposedly differs from machine to machine. The last crucial point (and the one I really fought with) is the fact that not all usb ports are created equal! If the above doesn't work, try switching usb ports. It seems some usb ports/hubs are preferred over others. On my machine the two front ports work, but the six ports on the rear of the machine don't :o( At least it works now, and I no longer need to have two keyboards attached. br - N :o) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB keyboard not recognized at bootup
I have a GENERIC kernel. The /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC file contains the following under the USB Support section (among other devices): device usb #USB Bus (required) device uhid#Human Interface Devices device ukbd #Keyboard Nevertheless, the keyboard is useless, not recognized until FreeBSD takes control, for example to choose the type of bootup: safe, single user, reboot, etc. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance. Regards Oscar Chavarria Mobile: +506 814-0247 --- In a world without boundaries, we don't need Windows or Gates --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: USB keyboard not recognized at bootup
Oscar Chavarria wrote: On 8/3/07, Bart Silverstrim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oscar Chavarria wrote: I have a GENERIC kernel. The /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC file contains the following under the USB Support section (among other devices): device usb #USB Bus (required) device uhid#Human Interface Devices device ukbd #Keyboard Nevertheless, the keyboard is useless, not recognized until FreeBSD takes control, for example to choose the type of bootup: safe, single user, reboot, etc. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance. How old is the computer? Does the BIOS support USB devices...? You may need a BIOS update, or the system you have just doesn't support USB at bootup... It's quite new, less than a year (Pentium IV, VIA motherboard) and it does support USB. As a matter of fact, the keybr does work after bootup. I also mounted a USB HDD on /usr/home with no problem. Ah. Some motherboards support USB but need to have the OS support them, hence the reason that things would work after bootup and initialization is complete. Other systems have built-in handler code in the BIOS so that you can use USB-based toys for things like booting from USB thumbdrives or USB keyboards to configure BIOS settings. If your system is the former, it would explain why you see things working after the OS takes over (much like some hard disks not being seen correctly until Linux bypasses BIOS code) and you may need an update to the BIOS. If the latter, then I don't know why your system isn't seeing USB toys until after the OS drivers take over. -Bart ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard
Written by Rolf G Nielsen on 07/27/07 16:37 Reid Linnemann wrote: Written by Reid Linnemann on 07/27/07 15:49 Written by Rolf G Nielsen on 07/27/07 15:21 Hi, I recently purchased a new USB keyboard, since my old PS/2 one has seen its best days. This has caused me annoying problems with my ELI disks, though. I have four SATA harddrives, all of which are encrypted using ELI encryption. I've encrypted the raw disks, ad0, ad1, ad2 and ad3. The resulting devices ad0.eli, ad1.eli, ad2.eli and ad3.eli, I've concatenated into a large device, cc0, on which I have several partitions. To get this working, I of course need to boot from a separate device, and for that I use an SD card, which holds a boot directory. With my old PS/2 keyboard, this worked like a charm, but it seems to me, the ukbd driver isnt activated until after the ELI encryption, which means I'm unable to enter the passphrases for the disks, thus I can't get the computer passed the first passphrase prompt. Currently I have both the old keyboard and the new USB one connected. I use the PS/2 one to enter the passphrases, then I put it on the floor under my desk and use the USB keyboard. As you may very well understand, this is quite annoying. Is there a way to get the USB keyboard to work at the point where I enter the passphrases? I've tried to change the keys for the disks to not use a passphrase, but only keyfiles and load them from loader.conf, just as described in the GELI man page (yes I did set the -P option), but that simply will not work (and to be honest, it's not a solution I'd favour); if I set the -b option (ask for passphrase on boot), it still asks for the passphrase, though there is none, and if I set the -B option (don't ask for passphrase on boot), the computer ends up at the mountroot prompt. I'd appreciate any help. Sincerly, Rolf Nielsen Try setting hints.atkbd0.disabled to 1 in the loader, or in the device.hints file. Your usb keyboard may work in early stages with that device hint. Erm, set the hint in the loader _first_, and then only put it in device.hints if it works! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Moreover, the usb keyboard works upto and including the boot menu (I guess the hardware is strictly under BIOS control then, and the kernel doesnt really know if the keboard is usb or ps/2). Then, as soon as the kernel starts probing devices, it stops working. It comes back when daemons have been started. Does usbd have to be running for a usb keyboard to work? If so, could it be worked around? That I don't know. It seems to me that the USB keyboard operates in one of two modes - through the bios or through a device driver. When the system is yet to come up, the PC BIOS is able to talk with the USB keyboard, else you wouldn't be able to type commands in the loader. At some point, I guess the OS aborts talking to the USB keyboard through the BIOS until a driver is loaded. However, I'm not a kernel hacker, so this is only a guess and someone more knowledgeable should respond to the thread at this point. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard
Reid Linnemann wrote: Written by Rolf G Nielsen on 07/27/07 16:37 Reid Linnemann wrote: Written by Reid Linnemann on 07/27/07 15:49 Written by Rolf G Nielsen on 07/27/07 15:21 Hi, I recently purchased a new USB keyboard, since my old PS/2 one has seen its best days. This has caused me annoying problems with my ELI disks, though. I have four SATA harddrives, all of which are encrypted using ELI encryption. I've encrypted the raw disks, ad0, ad1, ad2 and ad3. The resulting devices ad0.eli, ad1.eli, ad2.eli and ad3.eli, I've concatenated into a large device, cc0, on which I have several partitions. To get this working, I of course need to boot from a separate device, and for that I use an SD card, which holds a boot directory. With my old PS/2 keyboard, this worked like a charm, but it seems to me, the ukbd driver isnt activated until after the ELI encryption, which means I'm unable to enter the passphrases for the disks, thus I can't get the computer passed the first passphrase prompt. Currently I have both the old keyboard and the new USB one connected. I use the PS/2 one to enter the passphrases, then I put it on the floor under my desk and use the USB keyboard. As you may very well understand, this is quite annoying. Is there a way to get the USB keyboard to work at the point where I enter the passphrases? I've tried to change the keys for the disks to not use a passphrase, but only keyfiles and load them from loader.conf, just as described in the GELI man page (yes I did set the -P option), but that simply will not work (and to be honest, it's not a solution I'd favour); if I set the -b option (ask for passphrase on boot), it still asks for the passphrase, though there is none, and if I set the -B option (don't ask for passphrase on boot), the computer ends up at the mountroot prompt. I'd appreciate any help. Sincerly, Rolf Nielsen Try setting hints.atkbd0.disabled to 1 in the loader, or in the device.hints file. Your usb keyboard may work in early stages with that device hint. Erm, set the hint in the loader _first_, and then only put it in device.hints if it works! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Moreover, the usb keyboard works upto and including the boot menu (I guess the hardware is strictly under BIOS control then, and the kernel doesnt really know if the keboard is usb or ps/2). Then, as soon as the kernel starts probing devices, it stops working. It comes back when daemons have been started. Does usbd have to be running for a usb keyboard to work? If so, could it be worked around? That I don't know. It seems to me that the USB keyboard operates in one of two modes - through the bios or through a device driver. When the system is yet to come up, the PC BIOS is able to talk with the USB keyboard, else you wouldn't be able to type commands in the loader. At some point, I guess the OS aborts talking to the USB keyboard through the BIOS until a driver is loaded. However, I'm not a kernel hacker, so this is only a guess and someone more knowledgeable should respond to the thread at this point. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reid: No problem. Thanks a lot for your time anyway. :) Anyone: I read in the ukbd man page, the the USB keyboard will be detected after the console driver initializes itself. However, I also noted a macro named UPROTO_BOOT_KEYBOARD in the the /usr/src/sys/dev/usb/ukbd.c file. I'm not a kernel hacker either, and my C skills date back to the late 90's, when I created various simple apps for Windoze, so I can't really see what the macro does (it's obviously a flag of some kind; it's defined as 1). Though its name suggests to me, that it might be possible to make it work when the ELI passphrase is supposed to be entered. If its not possible ( in that case, I hope it will be made possible in a near future release), I'd be willing, as a fallback, to accept a no passphrase solution, but as I also mentioned in my original post, I can't make that work. I did exactly what the geli man page says (I substituted the device names of course). Is the man page complete? Should there be some flags set, that tells the kernel not to ask for a passphrase, and only use the loaded keyfiles? I have ELI support compiled into the kernel, but I've also tried it with the geom_eli KLD, with the exact same result. -- Vänligen / Sincerly, Rolf Nielsen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard
Hi, I recently purchased a new USB keyboard, since my old PS/2 one has seen its best days. This has caused me annoying problems with my ELI disks, though. I have four SATA harddrives, all of which are encrypted using ELI encryption. I've encrypted the raw disks, ad0, ad1, ad2 and ad3. The resulting devices ad0.eli, ad1.eli, ad2.eli and ad3.eli, I've concatenated into a large device, cc0, on which I have several partitions. To get this working, I of course need to boot from a separate device, and for that I use an SD card, which holds a boot directory. With my old PS/2 keyboard, this worked like a charm, but it seems to me, the ukbd driver isnt activated until after the ELI encryption, which means I'm unable to enter the passphrases for the disks, thus I can't get the computer passed the first passphrase prompt. Currently I have both the old keyboard and the new USB one connected. I use the PS/2 one to enter the passphrases, then I put it on the floor under my desk and use the USB keyboard. As you may very well understand, this is quite annoying. Is there a way to get the USB keyboard to work at the point where I enter the passphrases? I've tried to change the keys for the disks to not use a passphrase, but only keyfiles and load them from loader.conf, just as described in the GELI man page (yes I did set the -P option), but that simply will not work (and to be honest, it's not a solution I'd favour); if I set the -b option (ask for passphrase on boot), it still asks for the passphrase, though there is none, and if I set the -B option (don't ask for passphrase on boot), the computer ends up at the mountroot prompt. I'd appreciate any help. Sincerly, Rolf Nielsen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard... (supplement)
Forgot to mention, I've also tried a USB to PS/2 adaptor, but with that one, the USB keyboard won't work at all. Rolf Nielsen P.S. I'm sorry about the request for receit for the previous message. I have it activated by default, and forgot to deactivate it. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard
Written by Rolf G Nielsen on 07/27/07 15:21 Hi, I recently purchased a new USB keyboard, since my old PS/2 one has seen its best days. This has caused me annoying problems with my ELI disks, though. I have four SATA harddrives, all of which are encrypted using ELI encryption. I've encrypted the raw disks, ad0, ad1, ad2 and ad3. The resulting devices ad0.eli, ad1.eli, ad2.eli and ad3.eli, I've concatenated into a large device, cc0, on which I have several partitions. To get this working, I of course need to boot from a separate device, and for that I use an SD card, which holds a boot directory. With my old PS/2 keyboard, this worked like a charm, but it seems to me, the ukbd driver isnt activated until after the ELI encryption, which means I'm unable to enter the passphrases for the disks, thus I can't get the computer passed the first passphrase prompt. Currently I have both the old keyboard and the new USB one connected. I use the PS/2 one to enter the passphrases, then I put it on the floor under my desk and use the USB keyboard. As you may very well understand, this is quite annoying. Is there a way to get the USB keyboard to work at the point where I enter the passphrases? I've tried to change the keys for the disks to not use a passphrase, but only keyfiles and load them from loader.conf, just as described in the GELI man page (yes I did set the -P option), but that simply will not work (and to be honest, it's not a solution I'd favour); if I set the -b option (ask for passphrase on boot), it still asks for the passphrase, though there is none, and if I set the -B option (don't ask for passphrase on boot), the computer ends up at the mountroot prompt. I'd appreciate any help. Sincerly, Rolf Nielsen Try setting hints.atkbd0.disabled to 1 in the loader, or in the device.hints file. Your usb keyboard may work in early stages with that device hint. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard
Written by Reid Linnemann on 07/27/07 15:49 Written by Rolf G Nielsen on 07/27/07 15:21 Hi, I recently purchased a new USB keyboard, since my old PS/2 one has seen its best days. This has caused me annoying problems with my ELI disks, though. I have four SATA harddrives, all of which are encrypted using ELI encryption. I've encrypted the raw disks, ad0, ad1, ad2 and ad3. The resulting devices ad0.eli, ad1.eli, ad2.eli and ad3.eli, I've concatenated into a large device, cc0, on which I have several partitions. To get this working, I of course need to boot from a separate device, and for that I use an SD card, which holds a boot directory. With my old PS/2 keyboard, this worked like a charm, but it seems to me, the ukbd driver isnt activated until after the ELI encryption, which means I'm unable to enter the passphrases for the disks, thus I can't get the computer passed the first passphrase prompt. Currently I have both the old keyboard and the new USB one connected. I use the PS/2 one to enter the passphrases, then I put it on the floor under my desk and use the USB keyboard. As you may very well understand, this is quite annoying. Is there a way to get the USB keyboard to work at the point where I enter the passphrases? I've tried to change the keys for the disks to not use a passphrase, but only keyfiles and load them from loader.conf, just as described in the GELI man page (yes I did set the -P option), but that simply will not work (and to be honest, it's not a solution I'd favour); if I set the -b option (ask for passphrase on boot), it still asks for the passphrase, though there is none, and if I set the -B option (don't ask for passphrase on boot), the computer ends up at the mountroot prompt. I'd appreciate any help. Sincerly, Rolf Nielsen Try setting hints.atkbd0.disabled to 1 in the loader, or in the device.hints file. Your usb keyboard may work in early stages with that device hint. Erm, set the hint in the loader _first_, and then only put it in device.hints if it works! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard
Reid Linnemann wrote: Written by Reid Linnemann on 07/27/07 15:49 Written by Rolf G Nielsen on 07/27/07 15:21 Hi, I recently purchased a new USB keyboard, since my old PS/2 one has seen its best days. This has caused me annoying problems with my ELI disks, though. I have four SATA harddrives, all of which are encrypted using ELI encryption. I've encrypted the raw disks, ad0, ad1, ad2 and ad3. The resulting devices ad0.eli, ad1.eli, ad2.eli and ad3.eli, I've concatenated into a large device, cc0, on which I have several partitions. To get this working, I of course need to boot from a separate device, and for that I use an SD card, which holds a boot directory. With my old PS/2 keyboard, this worked like a charm, but it seems to me, the ukbd driver isnt activated until after the ELI encryption, which means I'm unable to enter the passphrases for the disks, thus I can't get the computer passed the first passphrase prompt. Currently I have both the old keyboard and the new USB one connected. I use the PS/2 one to enter the passphrases, then I put it on the floor under my desk and use the USB keyboard. As you may very well understand, this is quite annoying. Is there a way to get the USB keyboard to work at the point where I enter the passphrases? I've tried to change the keys for the disks to not use a passphrase, but only keyfiles and load them from loader.conf, just as described in the GELI man page (yes I did set the -P option), but that simply will not work (and to be honest, it's not a solution I'd favour); if I set the -b option (ask for passphrase on boot), it still asks for the passphrase, though there is none, and if I set the -B option (don't ask for passphrase on boot), the computer ends up at the mountroot prompt. I'd appreciate any help. Sincerly, Rolf Nielsen Try setting hints.atkbd0.disabled to 1 in the loader, or in the device.hints file. Your usb keyboard may work in early stages with that device hint. Erm, set the hint in the loader _first_, and then only put it in device.hints if it works! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. I'll try it next time I reboot (which will be a while). I'm not sure it'll work, though; I've tried a kernel without the atkbd and atkbdc devices compiled in. -- Vänligen / Sincerly, Rolf Nielsen P.S. Om du svarar på detta mail, placera svaret nedanför den tidigare texten, annars kommer ditt svar automatiskt att kasseras, och därför inte bli läst. Svaret kommer också att kasseras automatiskt och alltså inte bli läst, om det innehåller HTML; skicka alltid e-post som oformaterad text. If you reply to this mail, please put the reply beneath the older text. Otherwise your reply will be automatically discarded, thus it will not be read. You reply will also be discarded if it contains HTML; always send e-mail as plain text. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard
Reid Linnemann wrote: Written by Reid Linnemann on 07/27/07 15:49 Written by Rolf G Nielsen on 07/27/07 15:21 Hi, I recently purchased a new USB keyboard, since my old PS/2 one has seen its best days. This has caused me annoying problems with my ELI disks, though. I have four SATA harddrives, all of which are encrypted using ELI encryption. I've encrypted the raw disks, ad0, ad1, ad2 and ad3. The resulting devices ad0.eli, ad1.eli, ad2.eli and ad3.eli, I've concatenated into a large device, cc0, on which I have several partitions. To get this working, I of course need to boot from a separate device, and for that I use an SD card, which holds a boot directory. With my old PS/2 keyboard, this worked like a charm, but it seems to me, the ukbd driver isnt activated until after the ELI encryption, which means I'm unable to enter the passphrases for the disks, thus I can't get the computer passed the first passphrase prompt. Currently I have both the old keyboard and the new USB one connected. I use the PS/2 one to enter the passphrases, then I put it on the floor under my desk and use the USB keyboard. As you may very well understand, this is quite annoying. Is there a way to get the USB keyboard to work at the point where I enter the passphrases? I've tried to change the keys for the disks to not use a passphrase, but only keyfiles and load them from loader.conf, just as described in the GELI man page (yes I did set the -P option), but that simply will not work (and to be honest, it's not a solution I'd favour); if I set the -b option (ask for passphrase on boot), it still asks for the passphrase, though there is none, and if I set the -B option (don't ask for passphrase on boot), the computer ends up at the mountroot prompt. I'd appreciate any help. Sincerly, Rolf Nielsen Try setting hints.atkbd0.disabled to 1 in the loader, or in the device.hints file. Your usb keyboard may work in early stages with that device hint. Erm, set the hint in the loader _first_, and then only put it in device.hints if it works! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Moreover, the usb keyboard works upto and including the boot menu (I guess the hardware is strictly under BIOS control then, and the kernel doesnt really know if the keboard is usb or ps/2). Then, as soon as the kernel starts probing devices, it stops working. It comes back when daemons have been started. Does usbd have to be running for a usb keyboard to work? If so, could it be worked around? -- Vänligen / Sincerly, Rolf Nielsen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: USB Keyboard / Dell Optiplex 745 / FreeBSD 6.2
Reid Linnemann [Fri, Jul 20, 2007 at 10:32:48AM -0500]: I've never know what causes this, but in single user mode some USB keyboards on some systems refuse to work. I myself work on an Optiplex GX270 that exhibits the same behavior. You can get around it easily enough though; at the loader, set hint.atkbd0.disabled=1 and then boot, the problem should go away. Does not work here, I gave up with this dell beast and I am using another old pc for testing. Nico -- Think about Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). http://nico.schottelius.org/documentations/foss/the-term-foss/ PGP: BFE4 C736 ABE5 406F 8F42 F7CF B8BE F92A 9885 188C signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: USB Keyboard / Dell Optiplex 745 / FreeBSD 6.2
Written by Nico -telmich- Schottelius on 07/20/07 09:45 Hello! Just wanted to confirm that the usb-keyboard is not working in the installer with Dell Optiplex 745 and FreeBSD 6.2. Though it works in the boot loader, but stops working (num lock light is set to off) when usb support is enabled by FreeBSD. I also tried booting with verbose logging on, but did not see an error, only that FreeBSD detects atkbd0, although there is no ps/2 port (so bios ps/2 emulation). There are many postings about the whole optiplex series out there having that problem, but there seems no solution until today. Or does anyone else know more about that? Nico I've never know what causes this, but in single user mode some USB keyboards on some systems refuse to work. I myself work on an Optiplex GX270 that exhibits the same behavior. You can get around it easily enough though; at the loader, set hint.atkbd0.disabled=1 and then boot, the problem should go away. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB Keyboard / Dell Optiplex 745 / FreeBSD 6.2
Hello! Just wanted to confirm that the usb-keyboard is not working in the installer with Dell Optiplex 745 and FreeBSD 6.2. Though it works in the boot loader, but stops working (num lock light is set to off) when usb support is enabled by FreeBSD. I also tried booting with verbose logging on, but did not see an error, only that FreeBSD detects atkbd0, although there is no ps/2 port (so bios ps/2 emulation). There are many postings about the whole optiplex series out there having that problem, but there seems no solution until today. Or does anyone else know more about that? Nico -- Think about Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). http://nico.schottelius.org/documentations/foss/the-term-foss/ PGP: BFE4 C736 ABE5 406F 8F42 F7CF B8BE F92A 9885 188C signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE on usb keyboard freezes FreeBSD
Hi all, This is a very weird symptom, noticed today for the first time. I have a cheap Microsoft wireless keybaord with USB connection, on one FreeBSD 6.2 release machine that acts as a lightweight server / occasional desktop. While in the console (no X running) I accidentally pressed CTRL-ALT-SPACE, received a message about USB controller error (sadly cannot remember exactly) and the machine froze completely. Tried from another machine but to no avail, it was completely frozen. After restart I tried it a second time, again same results. Changed some bios settings (disabled legacy USB support, that was actually the only option for USB besides disabling it completely) and checked a third time, still the same. Now I know this has something to do with the USB but the motherboard is not faulty. I don't know if it has to do with the particular keyboard (A Microsoft conspiracy to bring the CTRL-ALT-DEL equivalent to FreeBSD ? :) ) but was wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem (or is brave enough to try...). I should also note that after pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE the green power led of the machine started blinking (like sometimes motherboards do when entering standby or something, only there is no option for this in BIOS). Motherboard is a cheap but brand new ASROCK 478-based P4 motherboard. Thanks Manolis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE on usb keyboard freezes FreeBSD
On 6/21/07, Manolis Kiagias [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, This is a very weird symptom, noticed today for the first time. I have a cheap Microsoft wireless keybaord with USB connection, on one FreeBSD 6.2 release machine that acts as a lightweight server / occasional desktop. While in the console (no X running) I accidentally pressed CTRL-ALT-SPACE, received a message about USB controller error (sadly cannot remember exactly) and the machine froze completely. Tried from another machine but to no avail, it was completely frozen. After restart I tried it a second time, again same results. Changed some bios settings (disabled legacy USB support, that was actually the only option for USB besides disabling it completely) and checked a third time, still the same. Now I know this has something to do with the USB but the motherboard is not faulty. I don't know if it has to do with the particular keyboard (A Microsoft conspiracy to bring the CTRL-ALT-DEL equivalent to FreeBSD ? :) ) but was wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem (or is brave enough to try...). I should also note that after pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE the green power led of the machine started blinking (like sometimes motherboards do when entering standby or something, only there is no option for this in BIOS). Motherboard is a cheap but brand new ASROCK 478-based P4 motherboard. Thanks Manolis It's a BIOS feature known by man names including: Sleep state S3, Standby or Suspend to RAM. It is not a flaw, (arguably), and it's not specific to any particular kind of keyboard interface. You should be able to disable it in your BIOS's setup program. For example under my BIOS I would go: APCI ACPI Suspend Type (set from 's1s3' to 's1') Now when I press ctrl+alt+space I get the following message: acpi0: Sleep state S3 is not supported by BIOS. There are probably other was of disabling it as well. -Modulok- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE on usb keyboard freezes FreeBSD
Modulok wrote: On 6/21/07, Manolis Kiagias [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, This is a very weird symptom, noticed today for the first time. I have a cheap Microsoft wireless keybaord with USB connection, on one FreeBSD 6.2 release machine that acts as a lightweight server / occasional desktop. While in the console (no X running) I accidentally pressed CTRL-ALT-SPACE, received a message about USB controller error (sadly cannot remember exactly) and the machine froze completely. Tried from another machine but to no avail, it was completely frozen. After restart I tried it a second time, again same results. Changed some bios settings (disabled legacy USB support, that was actually the only option for USB besides disabling it completely) and checked a third time, still the same. Now I know this has something to do with the USB but the motherboard is not faulty. I don't know if it has to do with the particular keyboard (A Microsoft conspiracy to bring the CTRL-ALT-DEL equivalent to FreeBSD ? :) ) but was wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem (or is brave enough to try...). I should also note that after pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE the green power led of the machine started blinking (like sometimes motherboards do when entering standby or something, only there is no option for this in BIOS). Motherboard is a cheap but brand new ASROCK 478-based P4 motherboard. Thanks Manolis It's a BIOS feature known by man names including: Sleep state S3, Standby or Suspend to RAM. It is not a flaw, (arguably), and it's not specific to any particular kind of keyboard interface. You should be able to disable it in your BIOS's setup program. For example under my BIOS I would go: APCI ACPI Suspend Type (set from 's1s3' to 's1') Now when I press ctrl+alt+space I get the following message: acpi0: Sleep state S3 is not supported by BIOS. There are probably other was of disabling it as well. -Modulok- __ Thanks for the suggestion, I thought it would be something like this, I don't think I have STR enabled in the BIOS but will have a second look tomorrow, I may have missed it. Thanks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
usb keyboard on dell precision 690
Trying to install freebsd6.2 using a usb keyboard on a dell precision 690. When I get into sysinstall the keyboard no longer works. Did some googling... there is no option in the bios for legacy usb keyboard or anything like that, unplugging and replugging/rearranging usb devices did not work, and entering set hint.atkbd.0.disabled=1 in the loader prompt does not work. I believe the issue to be that a false non usb keyboard is detected, as the loading messages display an at keyboard device. Any idea on how I can install freebsd 6.2(amd64) with a usb keyboard? Thanks, Joshua ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Absolute Newbie - USB Keyboard not recognized
I have used the latest tip in the mailing list archives, to move the cable to another USB physical port, but still the keyboard will not work at the BSD prompt.. The purpose is to boot as single user. Thanks is advance for any help. - Regards Oscar Chavarria Mobile: +506 814-0247 --- The more I know people the more I love my FreeBSD --- --- In a world without boundaries, we don't need Windows or Gates --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Absolute Newbie - USB Keyboard not recognized
Oscar Chavarria wrote: I have used the latest tip in the mailing list archives, to move the cable to another USB physical port, but still the keyboard will not work at the BSD prompt.. The purpose is to boot as single user. Thanks is advance for any help. What version do you have installed and what's your motherboard maker? Did you also remember to put (proper) usb support in the kernel? -Garrett ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Absolute Newbie - USB Keyboard not recognized
Written by Oscar Chavarria on 06/05/07 10:02 I have used the latest tip in the mailing list archives, to move the cable to another USB physical port, but still the keyboard will not work at the BSD prompt.. The purpose is to boot as single user. Thanks is advance for any help. - Regards Oscar Chavarria Mobile: +506 814-0247 --- The more I know people the more I love my FreeBSD --- --- In a world without boundaries, we don't need Windows or Gates --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] At the loader prompt, set hints.atkbd0.disabled=1. This should allow your usb keyboard to work in single user mode. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Absolute Newbie - USB Keyboard not recognized
On Tue, 5 Jun 2007, Oscar Chavarria wrote: On 6/5/07, Garrett Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oscar Chavarria wrote: I have used the latest tip in the mailing list archives, to move the cable to another USB physical port, but still the keyboard will not work at the BSD prompt.. The purpose is to boot as single user. Thanks is advance for any help. What version do you have installed and what's your motherboard maker? Did you also remember to put (proper) usb support in the kernel? -Garrett Version: FreeBSD 6.1 Motherboard: VIA. I ran dmesg file and went through it but couldn't make out the model. USB should be supported because I succesfully mounted a USB external HDD on /home. I used this last physical port to attach the keyboard to make sure I had a working port, but to no avail. -- Regards Oscar Chavarria Mobile: +506 814-0247 --- The more I know people the more I love my FreeBSD --- --- In a world without boundaries, we don't need Windows or Gates --- ukbd and uhid compiled into the kernel, or is this kernel GENERIC? Also, please make sure to CC the list next time ;). -Garrett ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Having fun installing FreeBSD on machine with a USB keyboard
I'm trying to install 6.2, then bootstrap up to 7-CURRENT on my desktop, but I'm having issues getting everything installed, because it fails to find / load the USB keyboard / HID modules. When I do load the uhid and ukbd modules at the boot prompt, the system just locks up after it tries to configure the atkbd module. The current handbook chapter doesn't suggest anything about installing with USB keyboards: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-start.html but the archived one (I assume used to install 4.x/5.x based on the archived main page) says I should disable atkbd and load ukbd/uhid: http://www.pl.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-start.html I can't do this though as the atkbd module is compiled into the kernel statically. Using the May snapshot of CURRENT, and yes I have legacy USB support compiled into the kernel. Thanks, -Garrett ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
IBM x3655: FBSD 7.0-SNAP 200704 USB keyboard problems
Hello, seems I do have a typical problem and don't know how to solv it. I try to install FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT SNAP 200704 for AMD64 on IBM x3655 with two Opteron 22XX CPUs. The ISO CD1 boots well and keyboard reacts with the beastie-menu, but after booting into installation menu (showing up keyboard layout) keyboard (USB) is not usuable anymore. Please, can anyone tell me hw to solve this problem? Thanks, Oliver ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: IBM x3655: FBSD 7.0-SNAP 200704 USB keyboard problems
On Friday 27 April 2007 18:49, O. Hartmann wrote: Hello, seems I do have a typical problem and don't know how to solv it. I try to install FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT SNAP 200704 for AMD64 on IBM x3655 with two Opteron 22XX CPUs. The ISO CD1 boots well and keyboard reacts with the beastie-menu, but after booting into installation menu (showing up keyboard layout) keyboard (USB) is not usuable anymore. Please, can anyone tell me hw to solve this problem? A few people have reported to me that they need the new USB stack to get USB working on AMD64. http://www.turbocat.net/~hselasky/usb4bsd SVN version. By the way, it does not compile with FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT yet. You need FreeBSD 6.X. I'm working on this. --HPS ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: IBM x3655: FBSD 7.0-SNAP 200704 USB keyboard problems
seems I do have a typical problem and don't know how to solv it. I try to install FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT SNAP 200704 for AMD64 on IBM x3655 with two Opteron 22XX CPUs. The ISO CD1 boots well and keyboard reacts with the beastie-menu, but after booting into installation menu (showing up keyboard layout) keyboard (USB) is not usuable anymore. Please, can anyone tell me hw to solve this problem? I ran into a similar problem with a dell machine 6.2. What worked finally was to move its keyboard to a different usb port. Try that and let us know if it works! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dropped USB keyboard events
Hi folks-- I recently installed my first FreeBSD workstation after many years with NetBSD exclusively. Overall, I'm happy; but I'm seeing one particularly irritating bug. At seemingly random intervals, the computer seems to stop listening for keyboard events for as long as a second at a time. Though I'm no speed demon at the keyboard, this can mean a few keystrokes that go missing before the computer catches up with me. Sometimes when it catches up, it will get a key which I pressed during the hiatus; and sometimes it will duplicate the last key I pressed before it stopped paying attention. I've tried swapping to a different USB keyboard. I've tried plugging the keyboard in directly to the USB port, instead of via hubs. I've tried console mode instead of X. In all cases, the strange behavior is still present. I'm using FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE on a Dell Latitude D620 laptop. Here are the many lines of USB-relevant output from dmesg: uhci0: UHCI (generic) USB controller port 0xbf80-0xbf9f irq 20 at device 29.0 on pci0 uhci0: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb0: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci0 usb0: USB revision 1.0 uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered uhci1: UHCI (generic) USB controller port 0xbf60-0xbf7f irq 21 at device 29.1 on pci0 uhci1: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb1: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci1 usb1: USB revision 1.0 uhub1: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered uhci2: UHCI (generic) USB controller port 0xbf40-0xbf5f irq 22 at device 29.2 on pci0 uhci2: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb2: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci2 usb2: USB revision 1.0 uhub2: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered uhci3: UHCI (generic) USB controller port 0xbf20-0xbf3f irq 23 at device 29.3 on pci0 uhci3: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb3: UHCI (generic) USB controller on uhci3 usb3: USB revision 1.0 uhub3: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub3: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered ehci0: Intel 82801GB/R (ICH7) USB 2.0 controller mem 0xffa8-0xffa803ff irq 20 at device 29.7 on pci0 ehci0: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb4: EHCI version 1.0 usb4: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb0 usb1 usb2 usb3 usb4: Intel 82801GB/R (ICH7) USB 2.0 controller on ehci0 usb4: USB revision 2.0 uhub4: Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub4: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered uhub5: vendor 0x413c product 0x0058, class 9/0, rev 2.00/0.00, addr 2 uhub5: multiple transaction translators uhub5: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered uhub6: vendor 0x0424 product 0x2504, class 9/0, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 3 uhub6: multiple transaction translators uhub6: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered uhub7: vendor 0x0424 product 0x2504, class 9/0, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 4 uhub7: multiple transaction translators uhub7: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered ums0: Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM), rev 1.10/3.00, add r 5, iclass 3/1 ums0: 3 buttons and Z dir. uhub8: Dell Dell USB Keyboard Hub, class 9/0, rev 1.10/2.00, addr 6 uhub8: 3 ports with 2 removable, bus powered ukbd0: Dell Dell USB Keyboard, rev 1.10/2.00, addr 7, iclass 3/1 kbd2 at ukbd0 uhid0: Dell Dell USB Keyboard, rev 1.10/2.00, addr 7, iclass 3/1 ... uhub9: vendor 0x413c product 0xa005, class 9/0, rev 2.00/50.18, addr 2 uhub9: 4 ports with 0 removable, self powered uhub10: vendor 0x0b97 product 0x7761, class 9/0, rev 1.10/1.10, addr 3 uhub10: 3 ports with 2 removable, bus powered ugen0: O2 O2Micro CCID SC Reader, rev 1.10/1.10, addr 4 I'd appreciate any advice on getting my lost keystrokes back. Chris -- Chris Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]www.cjones.org PGP ID 5AFDD40A ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Dropped USB keyboard events
Chris Jones wrote: Hi folks-- I recently installed my first FreeBSD workstation after many years with NetBSD exclusively. Overall, I'm happy; but I'm seeing one particularly irritating bug. At seemingly random intervals, the computer seems to stop listening for keyboard events for as long as a second at a time. Though I'm no speed demon at the keyboard, this can mean a few keystrokes that go missing before the computer catches up with me. Sometimes when it catches up, it will get a key which I pressed during the hiatus; and sometimes it will duplicate the last key I pressed before it stopped paying attention. I've tried swapping to a different USB keyboard. I've tried plugging the keyboard in directly to the USB port, instead of via hubs. I've tried console mode instead of X. In all cases, the strange behavior is still present. I'm using FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE on a Dell Latitude D620 laptop. Here are the many lines of USB-relevant output from dmesg: SNIP I'd appreciate any advice on getting my lost keystrokes back. Chris I have seem similar problems with some PS2-USB converters that we where planning to use with some new servers. It is almost like the Key Up event is being lost as keys will appear to be stuck down an repeat until the key is pressed again and the system recognises the key up. I have a large number of these adapters that I would like to use any fix/information would be great. I can provide any information that anyone would like to be able to diagnose this problem. Tom ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install with USB keyboard
On Sunday 04 March 2007 23:53, John Costanzo wrote: That did not work. Please I would really like to use FreeBSD and I do not have a PS/2 port to help. Thanks For the record, I just installed 6.2 onto a USB-only server using a USB keyboard. I can't give any advice for your exact situation, but wanted to say that it really is possible, at least on certain hardware. Oh, is there any way to ask your BIOS to make USB keyboards and mice show up as PS2? -- Kirk Strauser pgp8SqciFUuZO.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Install with USB keyboard
On Mon, 5 Mar 2007, Kirk Strauser wrote: On Sunday 04 March 2007 23:53, John Costanzo wrote: That did not work. Please I would really like to use FreeBSD and I do not have a PS/2 port to help. Thanks For the record, I just installed 6.2 onto a USB-only server using a USB keyboard. I can't give any advice for your exact situation, but wanted to say that it really is possible, at least on certain hardware. A resounding me too here. I recently installed 6.2 using a USB keyboard. It worked just fine during install, as well as afterwards during normal operation. This was on a Dell Dementia 150. Oh, is there any way to ask your BIOS to make USB keyboards and mice show up as PS2? Sorry, don't know. -- Chris Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** [ Busy Expunging | ] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Install with USB keyboard
Hi I have a Dell Dimension E520 and I am trying to install FreeBSD 6.2. I am running into a problem that it gets to sysinstaller and keyboard does not work. The keyboard is a USB one. I have windows installed and it works in there so I know it is not keyboard. I booted and hit option 6 and typed following message: set hint.atkbd.0.disabled=1 That did not work. Please I would really like to use FreeBSD and I do not have a PS/2 port to help. Thanks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Install with USB keyboard
John Costanzo writes: Hi I have a Dell Dimension E520 and I am trying to install FreeBSD 6.2. I am running into a problem that it gets to sysinstaller and keyboard does not work. The keyboard is a USB one. I have windows installed and it works in there so I know it is not keyboard. I booted and hit option 6 and typed following message: set hint.atkbd.0.disabled=1 That did not work. Please I would really like to use FreeBSD and I do not have a PS/2 port to help. Thanks It was at one point the case USB devices (or at least keyborad and mouse) were not recognized (on some or all hardware) after a cold boot - i.e. one needed to cold boot, then hit reset at an appropriate point for things to be seen. This has been fixed (at least for my hardware) for -Current; I do not if this has come to 5.*/6.*. Robert Huff ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FreeBSD 6.2-RC2 installation hangup with USB keyboard
Hello! I've got a new PC (Shuttle XPC SS21T with SiS 761GX+966L chipset) which hangs up while booting from the installation CD. Here's what I get (typed by hands): pci0: multimedia, audio at device 2.7 (no driver attached) ohci0: SiS 5571 USB controller mem 0xfbfff000-0xfbff irq 20 at device 3.0 on pci0 ohci0: Reserved 0x1000 bytes for rid 0x10 type 3 at 0xfbfff000 ohci0: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb0: OHCI version 1.0, legacy support usb0: SMM does not respond, resetting usb0: SiS 5571 USB controller on ohci0 usb0: USB revision 1.0 uhub0: SiS OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub0: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered ohci1: SiS 5571 USB controller mem 0xfbffe000-0xfbffefff irq 21 at device 3.1 on pci0 ohci1: Reserved 0x1000 bytes for rid 0x10 type 3 at 0xfbffe000 ohci1: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb1: OHCI version 1.0, legacy support dead locked here The keyboard is a normal HP USB keyboard, detected by FreeBSD 4.9 as: ukbd0: Compaq USB Keyboard, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2, iclass 3/1 kbd1 at ukbd0 uhid0: Compaq USB Keyboard, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2, iclass 3/0 BTW, FreeBSD 6.0 and 5.4 (i386) installations also hangs up at the very same place and OpenBSD 4.0 (amd64) installation hangs up with this output: ohci0 at pci0 dev 3 function 0 SiS 5597/5598 USB rev 0x0f: irq 11, version 1.0, legacy support usb0 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0 uhub0 at usb0 uhub0: SiS OHCI root hub, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub0: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered ohci0 at pci0 dev 3 function 0 SiS 5597/5598 USB rev 0x0f: irq 6, version 1.0, legacy support Is there a way around this problem? -- Alexander Pohoyda [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Key fingerprint: 7F C9 CC 5A 75 CD 89 72 15 54 5F 62 20 23 C6 44 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB Keyboard (media keys return nothing)
Just a follow up to my USB keyboard issue. I know what programs are available to bind the keys... unfortunately the keys do not return anything. No value returned at all, making it impossible to bind these keys :) I had the same problem with my last keyboard... In USB mode none of the keys returned anything. If I put a PS2 adapter on the keyboard all the media keys worked fine. Unfortunately I do not have a PS2 adapter with this keyboard. Any help or info on why this happens would be appreciated. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard
Michael P. Soulier wrote: On 12/07/06 Erik Nørgaard said: The keyboard usually works on the boot menu as the bios is in control. So, exit the menu to load the kernel modules you need, usb, ukbd and uhid I think should do. Then boot into single user mode. For next time, this happens, I suggest you build a kernel with usb keyboard support built in. I think the GENERIC kernel now supports usb keyboards by default, which explains why the boot option has been removed. I just booted and installed with the boot with usb keyboard option in 5.4, and it's worked ever since. I'm not sure why. I suppose that I should find out in case it breaks. AFAIK the usb keyboard menu was a 5.x thing, since then usb keyboards have become so common that usb keyboard support is included in the GENERIC kernel. The OP refered to 6.1. If you don't want to include support in the kernel, just make sure to load the modules at boot, check loader.conf. If you installed the with usb keyboard then this might have been set for you. Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: http://www.locolomo.org X.509 Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/8D03551FFCE04F0C.crt Key ID: 69:79:B8:2C:E3:8F:E7:BE:5D:C3:C3:B1:74:62:B8:3F:9F:1F:69:B9 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard
Bill Moran wrote: In response to Chris Shenton [EMAIL PROTECTED]: If not, any suggestions on how to get it to boot to a point where I could fix the /etc/fstab? Only thing I can think of is burn a bootable FreeBSD disk, boot from it, then mount the hard drive and fix fstab from that. That might be faster ... get a FreeSBIE disk. The FreeBSD installation CD will also do just fine with fixit shell. Any CD from 5.X onwards should mount UFS2 partitions even if you are running some later OS version. Given your USB trouble, a 5.X CD might even be preferred since it has the boot option you want. --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard
Bill Moran [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On some Dells, there is a BIOS option to boot with USB legacy support (or some similar wording) or without USB support at all. Having the correct setting is pivotal to getting the USB keyboard to work. The correct setting varies from model to model. What fun. I didn't see any option like this on my Dimension 9150. :-( Additionally, sometimes escaping the boot loader and setting hint.atkbd.0.flags=0x1 is still required on some hardware (even with 6.1). I'll look into this. That might be faster ... get a FreeSBIE disk. Tried this, very nice LiveCD. But I couldn't figure out how to get it to see and then mount my SATA disk partition so I could fix its /etc/fstab. Perhaps I missed something, but the /scripts/mount_disks.sh didn't seem to find the hard drives. Alex Zbyslaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The FreeBSD installation CD will also do just fine with fixit shell. Any CD from 5.X onwards should mount UFS2 partitions even if you are running some later OS version. Given your USB trouble, a 5.X CD might even be preferred since it has the boot option you want. Since I couldn't figure out how to get FreeSBIE to mount the hard drives, I started downloading the FreeBSD-6.1 install CDs. While waiting, I got the dead box to boot over the net from my main box (which boots a small diskless box I run in the kitchen). That at least brought it up to the point where I could ssh into the box then fix the /etc/fstab. Kinda round-about but it worked. :-) Erik Nørgaard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The keyboard usually works on the boot menu as the bios is in control. So, exit the menu to load the kernel modules you need, usb, ukbd and uhid I think should do. Then boot into single user mode. I tried this, but when it started to boot it said the modules were already installed and then hung at the point where it sees atkbdc0. For next time, this happens, I suggest you build a kernel with usb keyboard support built in. I think the GENERIC kernel now supports usb keyboards by default, which explains why the boot option has been removed. I'll check to make sure my custom kernel has this. Thanks to everyone for your help. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard
I have a borked entry in my /etc/fstab: the box can't find /dev/da4s1 or something at boot. So it hangs at boot asking me if I want to use /bin/sh in single user mode. But when I bang on the USB keyboard, FreeBSD doesn't hear the keys. I recall that previous boot menus offered a boot with USB keyboard option, but this is no longer on my FreeBSD-6.1 version built from cvsup a couple months back. Any suggestions how to get it to see the USB keyboard in the boot? This Dell box doesn't have a non-USB keyboard input. If not, any suggestions on how to get it to boot to a point where I could fix the /etc/fstab? Only thing I can think of is burn a bootable FreeBSD disk, boot from it, then mount the hard drive and fix fstab from that. Thanks. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard
In response to Chris Shenton [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have a borked entry in my /etc/fstab: the box can't find /dev/da4s1 or something at boot. So it hangs at boot asking me if I want to use /bin/sh in single user mode. But when I bang on the USB keyboard, FreeBSD doesn't hear the keys. I recall that previous boot menus offered a boot with USB keyboard option, but this is no longer on my FreeBSD-6.1 version built from cvsup a couple months back. Any suggestions how to get it to see the USB keyboard in the boot? This Dell box doesn't have a non-USB keyboard input. We have a number of Dell servers here. The availability of the USB keyboard is heavily dependent on a number of things: BIOS settings and the exact hardware model are two of them. On some Dells, there is a BIOS option to boot with USB legacy support (or some similar wording) or without USB support at all. Having the correct setting is pivotal to getting the USB keyboard to work. The correct setting varies from model to model. What fun. Additionally, sometimes escaping the boot loader and setting hint.atkbd.0.flags=0x1 is still required on some hardware (even with 6.1). The exact combination is achieved by trial and error. I suggest making a little matrix and trying all possible combinations until you find the one that works. If not, any suggestions on how to get it to boot to a point where I could fix the /etc/fstab? Only thing I can think of is burn a bootable FreeBSD disk, boot from it, then mount the hard drive and fix fstab from that. That might be faster ... get a FreeSBIE disk. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard
Chris Shenton wrote: Any suggestions how to get it to see the USB keyboard in the boot? This Dell box doesn't have a non-USB keyboard input. The keyboard usually works on the boot menu as the bios is in control. So, exit the menu to load the kernel modules you need, usb, ukbd and uhid I think should do. Then boot into single user mode. For next time, this happens, I suggest you build a kernel with usb keyboard support built in. I think the GENERIC kernel now supports usb keyboards by default, which explains why the boot option has been removed. Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: http://www.locolomo.org X.509 Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/8D03551FFCE04F0C.crt Key ID: 69:79:B8:2C:E3:8F:E7:BE:5D:C3:C3:B1:74:62:B8:3F:9F:1F:69:B9 smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard
On 12/07/06 Erik Nørgaard said: The keyboard usually works on the boot menu as the bios is in control. So, exit the menu to load the kernel modules you need, usb, ukbd and uhid I think should do. Then boot into single user mode. For next time, this happens, I suggest you build a kernel with usb keyboard support built in. I think the GENERIC kernel now supports usb keyboards by default, which explains why the boot option has been removed. I just booted and installed with the boot with usb keyboard option in 5.4, and it's worked ever since. I'm not sure why. I suppose that I should find out in case it breaks. Mike -- Michael P. Soulier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. --Albert Einstein pgpHXzTYqdV8U.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: USB keyboard and loader
Odhiambo Washington wrote: * On 10/06/06 11:21 +0200, Andrea Venturoli wrote: | NgD Vulto wrote: | | I have some doubts about your question, it happens at the screen of the | freebsd-loader when you are installing or you installed it already and then | you can't access the options of the loader? | | I had to use a PS/2 keyboard to install, or at least, I remember so (it | was a long time ago). | | Now I'm talking going single user on boot on an already working system. usbd_enable=YES in /etc/rc.conf should almost solve your problem on a running system. As I said, I have no problem once the system is running. My post was about the *loader* stage. bye Thanks av. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: USB keyboard and loader
NgD Vulto wrote: I have some doubts about your question, it happens at the screen of the freebsd-loader when you are installing or you installed it already and then you can't access the options of the loader? I had to use a PS/2 keyboard to install, or at least, I remember so (it was a long time ago). Now I'm talking going single user on boot on an already working system. bye Thanks av. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: USB keyboard and loader
* On 10/06/06 11:21 +0200, Andrea Venturoli wrote: | NgD Vulto wrote: | | I have some doubts about your question, it happens at the screen of the | freebsd-loader when you are installing or you installed it already and then | you can't access the options of the loader? | | I had to use a PS/2 keyboard to install, or at least, I remember so (it | was a long time ago). | | Now I'm talking going single user on boot on an already working system. usbd_enable=YES in /etc/rc.conf should almost solve your problem on a running system. -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php -- +==+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington[EMAIL PROTECTED] Zzz /,`.-'`'-. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +==+ The best way to make a fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them is a match. -- Will Rogers ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB keyboard and loader
Hello. Sorry, this has probably been discussed hundreds of time, but I can't seem to get any new stuff: I have a 6.1/i386 system with an USB keyboard. It will work on BIOS boot-stage, and after the kernel is loaded, but it won't work during loader stage, preventing me to enter single user mode on startup. Any way to solve this? bye Thanks av. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: USB keyboard and loader
2006/6/9, Andrea Venturoli [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello. Sorry, this has probably been discussed hundreds of time, but I can't seem to get any new stuff: I have a 6.1/i386 system with an USB keyboard. It will work on BIOS boot-stage, and after the kernel is loaded, but it won't work during loader stage, preventing me to enter single user mode on startup. Any way to solve this? bye Thanks av. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have some doubts about your question, it happens at the screen of the freebsd-loader when you are installing or you installed it already and then you can't access the options of the loader? I have a USB keyboard, and it works. -- [Freebsd User Group] Fug-Br/BsD-Ce proud active member. There will be a day machines will reign, and only the ones able to understand them will survive. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Urgent Help needed: How to boot in single user mode with usb keyboard
Hi, I am currently in a maintenance window trying to rebuildworld... I am doing it on a dell poweredge with a built in drac wich emulate a usb keyboard... When I need to boot on the drac, I need to use boot with usb keyboard in the menu... Now I need to boot in single mode WITH usb keyboard and I can't figure out... I saw in a post that I could do the following in boot loader: set hint.atkbd.0.flags=0x1 boot -s But it doesnt work... Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Urgent Help needed: How to boot in single user mode with usb keyboard
Ian Lord wrote: Hi, I am currently in a maintenance window trying to rebuildworld... I am doing it on a dell poweredge with a built in drac wich emulate a usb keyboard... When I need to boot on the drac, I need to use boot with usb keyboard in the menu... Now I need to boot in single mode WITH usb keyboard and I can't figure out... I saw in a post that I could do the following in boot loader: set hint.atkbd.0.flags=0x1 boot -s Is the kernel you boot built with support for usb keyboard? if not, I think you can do something like load ukbd boot -s you may also need some other modules depending on your hardware. Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: www.locolomo.org S/MIME Certificate: www.daemonsecurity.com/ca/8D03551FFCE04F06.crt Subject ID: 9E:AA:18:E6:94:7A:91:44:0A:E4:DD:87:73:7F:4E:82:E7:08:9C:72 Fingerprint: 5B:D5:1E:3E:47:E7:EC:1C:4C:C8:3A:19:CC:AE:14:F5:DF:18:0F:B9 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing FreeBSD with undetected USB keyboard
On 3/20/06, Kenyon Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/19/06, Andreas Rudisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:04:01 +0100, Kenyon Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a USB Microsoft Natural Keyboard connected to an Intel SE440BX-2 motherboard. The keyboard works fine in the BIOS setup and in Linux booted from a CD. Booting with a 6.0-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso CD gives me no keyboard functionality at all. Have you tried option 7 'Boot FreeBSD with USB keyboard' of the boot menu yet? Kind of difficult since I can't use the keyboard. :) When you have USB Legacy support enabled in the BIOS you should still have a working keyboard up till the loader stage. With that you should be able to select option 7 'Boot FreeBSD with USB keyboard' of the boot menu as mentioned. You should also be able to go to loader options and do a load kbdmux and boot afterwards. Note this option only works on 6.1 BETA and there are ISOs to download :) -- Joao Barros ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing FreeBSD with undetected USB keyboard
On 3/20/06, Joao Barros [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When you have USB Legacy support enabled in the BIOS you should still have a working keyboard up till the loader stage. With that you should be able to select option 7 'Boot FreeBSD with USB keyboard' of the boot menu as mentioned. You should also be able to go to loader options and do a load kbdmux and boot afterwards. Note this option only works on 6.1 BETA and there are ISOs to download :) I guess it *should* work like that. Unfortunately it doesn't, no matter what the BIOS setting is. I'll make one attempt at modifying the ISO. If that doesn't work I'll just borrow a PS/2 kbd for the installation. Thanks. Kenyon ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Installing FreeBSD with undetected USB keyboard
Howdy, longtime Linux user here, finally starting to play with FreeBSD. Having a problem getting it installed... I have a USB Microsoft Natural Keyboard connected to an Intel SE440BX-2 motherboard. The keyboard works fine in the BIOS setup and in Linux booted from a CD. Booting with a 6.0-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso CD gives me no keyboard functionality at all. I've tried enabling and disabling legacy USB support in the BIOS; no difference. I'm thinking that maybe if I set ukbd_load=YES in /boot/defaults/loader.conf.local, the keyboard might work. But there is no mention of modifying the installation media (either floppy or CD) in either the Handbook or the Installation Instructions. Obviously I can't press a key during the boot sequence to enter commands. I've searched the mailing lists but can't find anybody with a problem like this before. Anybody have any ideas, besides get a PS/2 keyboard? Thanks! Kenyon ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing FreeBSD with undetected USB keyboard
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:04:01 +0100, Kenyon Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a USB Microsoft Natural Keyboard connected to an Intel SE440BX-2 motherboard. The keyboard works fine in the BIOS setup and in Linux booted from a CD. Booting with a 6.0-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso CD gives me no keyboard functionality at all. Have you tried option 7 'Boot FreeBSD with USB keyboard' of the boot menu yet? Andreas ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing FreeBSD with undetected USB keyboard
On 3/19/06, Andreas Rudisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:04:01 +0100, Kenyon Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a USB Microsoft Natural Keyboard connected to an Intel SE440BX-2 motherboard. The keyboard works fine in the BIOS setup and in Linux booted from a CD. Booting with a 6.0-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso CD gives me no keyboard functionality at all. Have you tried option 7 'Boot FreeBSD with USB keyboard' of the boot menu yet? Kind of difficult since I can't use the keyboard. :) Kenyon ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB Keyboard Video Corruption w/ Cups (again)
I bought an Eclipse keyboard a few weeks ago, and have not had any luck getting the media keys to work on it. Is this a problem with USB keyboard? I noticed on my micro$oft digital media pro keyboard that the media keys would not work in usb mode, but if I put the ps2 adapter on they did work. In short, has anyone gotten the eclipse to work without the adapter. Another problem I have asked about many time in this list is with cups and webmin. If I enable either of these in rc.conf the next time I boot, and they start up, the top of my screen is filled with random graphical garbage. As I move my mouse I see random pixels at the top of the screen. The pixels update randomly depending on where my mouse is. I have tried to describe the problem with text (showing a screen and random characters to illustrate the random pixels), but this time I am going to attempt to include a screenshot (not sure what the policy is on screenshots). If I disable cups or webmin, the problem goes away. This problem did not happen when I initially installed 6.x. Currently I am running latest 6.x, I have an nvidia 5900fx using the nvidia driver. I am running in 1280x1024, although res and bit depth don't seem to matter in regards to the video corruption, all ports were installed via source. I have tried reinstalling ports and os from scratch. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FreeBSD 5.4 and Genius SlimStar Pro USB keyboard
Hello! I have FreeBSD 5.4 and I have tried to use Genius SlimStar Pro USB keyboard. The kernel configuration file contains following lines: device uhci device ohci device usb device ukbd options KBD_INSTALL_CDEV The /etc/rc.conf file contains following line: usbd_enable=YES The /etc/rc.i386 file contains following line: kbdcontrol -k /dev/kbd0 /dev/ttyv0 /dev/null The device /dev/kbd0 is created during the boot time. But the system does not response properly on the keys pressing. The Enter key works fine but all other keys produces some mess charters like ^K etc. Could you tell me, please, what's the problem and what's the way to solve it? -- Sincerely, Yaroslav Karulin. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard
I've recently installed FBSD 5.4 onto a Dell via a USB keyboard without much ado. The trick may be in your bios: you may want to check if you enabled USB keyboard during bootup. - Original Message - From: Don LoCrasto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 5:10 AM Subject: install freebsd with usb keyboard I'm trying to install 5.4 with a usb keyboard. I saw the suggestion below on freebsd.org, however the keyboard doesn't work to allow me to select option 7. Any suggestions? Don ***During the boot process* before you ever get to sysinstall, when the daemon shows up on the screen and you're given a menu with several options, if you look closely, option seven (7) must be chosen to use a usb keyboard **during the install**. If you're waiting until the sysinstall appears, that's way too late. You need to chose option 7 before the kernel even loads, almost immediately after the system boots. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.11/191 - Release Date: 12/2/2005 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
install freebsd with usb keyboard
I'm trying to install 5.4 with a usb keyboard. I saw the suggestion below on freebsd.org, however the keyboard doesn't work to allow me to select option 7. Any suggestions? Don ***During the boot process* before you ever get to sysinstall, when the daemon shows up on the screen and you're given a menu with several options, if you look closely, option seven (7) must be chosen to use a usb keyboard **during the install**. If you're waiting until the sysinstall appears, that's way too late. You need to chose option 7 before the kernel even loads, almost immediately after the system boots. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.11/191 - Release Date: 12/2/2005 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard
I'm trying to install 5.4 with a usb keyboard. I saw the suggestion below on freebsd.org, however the keyboard doesn't work to allow me to select option 7. Any suggestions? If you can't use your USB keyboard at the Boot Menu (which is where the infamous Option 7 is), then your BIOS doesn't support the USB keyboard. Can you enter your BIOS setup program using the USB keyboard? If not, you'll have to boot with a PS/2 keyboard, and install FreeBSD. Then, add the line hint.atkbd.0.flags=0x1 to your /boot/device.hints file. After that, you can remove the PS/2 keyboard and use the USB keyboard... ~Dan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RC 6.0RC1 Install, USB keyboard not working/supported?
On version 5.1 of Freebsd when I installed it I had to choose the boot with USB keyboard option. I installed 6.0 RC1 last night and no option came for me, so it just booted up and the computer basically froze at the install screen with no keyboard support, is there a way around this? I had the same problem about two years ago with a USB keyboard and I thought this might be fixed by now! Anyways, after plugging in a ps2 mouse from another computer I got FreeBSD 6.0 installed, that was all good. Now when I boot up, NEITHER keyboard works! It recognises my USB one and says it's a logitech and everything butit just doesn't work. The PS2 one give s bit more hope in that I can press enter at the boot screen where it counts down ten seconds or something but after that it doesn't work, I cannot log in on the console. My mouse works perfectly though! Does anyone know how to a) Install Freebsd 6.0 with a USB keyboard b) Get my PS2 one working (and why the heck it would have just stopped working...) Thanks in advance... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
automount wireless usb keyboard and mouse?
I've been having so much trouble with using a usb memory stick that I'm having little faith that being able to automount a wireless usb keyboard and mouse for my headless server will be possible? Has anyone accomplished this? I'm working on setting up a FreeBSD 6Beta4 system and I've not even been able to mount a USB storage device --- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97339-1421 541-754-1428 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.forestinformatics.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Singlemode broken with USB keyboard
Hi, I am upgrading a system FBSD 5.4 to 6.0. I had tried to install 6.0 BETA2 but it failed because the USB keyboard was not found. The PC is a new Dell, it has no other connections for keyboard than USB so I can't just use a legacy keyboard. Now I downloaded the source, made world and kernel and installed kernel and was ready to go into single user mode and install world. But, the keyboard was not found and my only choice was to reboot. So, where do I go from here? Is there somehow I can configure single user mode? Or is it a safe to install world in multiuser mode? Thanks, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: www.locolomo.org S/MIME Certificate: www.daemonsecurity.com/ca/8D03551FFCE04F06.crt Subject ID: 9E:AA:18:E6:94:7A:91:44:0A:E4:DD:87:73:7F:4E:82:E7:08:9C:72 Fingerprint: 5B:D5:1E:3E:47:E7:EC:1C:4C:C8:3A:19:CC:AE:14:F5:DF:18:0F:B9 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Singlemode broken with USB keyboard
On Tuesday 06 September 2005 17:55, Erik Norgaard wrote: Hi, I am upgrading a system FBSD 5.4 to 6.0. I had tried to install 6.0 BETA2 but it failed because the USB keyboard was not found. The PC is a new Dell, it has no other connections for keyboard than USB so I can't just use a legacy keyboard. Now I downloaded the source, made world and kernel and installed kernel and was ready to go into single user mode and install world. But, the keyboard was not found and my only choice was to reboot. So, where do I go from here? Is there somehow I can configure single user mode? Or is it a safe to install world in multiuser mode? Thanks, Erik Hi Erik! If there is no other user besides you on the machine, close all programs and make installworld in multiuser. Worked many times for me. Should be okay. Cheers, Benjamin ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
beta 6 usb keyboard issues
I attempted to install 6 beta without success. As with earlier versions, the default installer does not recognize a usb keyboard. Earlier versions had the simple menu, Push 7 for usb keyboard. I don't want to know how to accomplish this in freebsd 6, I want it to be intuitive! Why not make it ultra-intuitive and support usb keyboards by default? This really needs to be ironed out by release time. There has got to be a better way. (Hint: The old way was better.) Any replies need to be directly addressed, I do not monitor the list. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard
--On Monday, June 13, 2005 22:16:38 -0700 Kan Cai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Paul: Thanks for the reply, but it didn't work. I tried 3 keyboards and 2 FreeBSD releases (5.2.1, and 5.3R1). The combination of logitech keyboard with 5.2.1 does highlight the keymap option in sysinstall menu, but that is how far it goes. The keyboard stops working so that I cannot press space, tab or enter. I'm not sure I explained myself clearly. Let's try again. ***During the boot process* before you ever get to sysinstall, when the daemon shows up on the screen and you're given a menu with several options, if you look closely, option seven (7) must be chosen to use a usb keyboard **during the install**. If you're waiting until the sysinstall appears, that's way too late. You need to chose option 7 before the kernel even loads, almost immediately after the system boots. If you *are* doing that and the keyboards aren't working anyway, then I have no idea what the problem might be. Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Adjunct Information Security Officer University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard
Thanks, Paul. What you meant is that I should choose option 7 when the beastie menu pops up, right? I am not sure which FreeBSD release could do that. In my 5.2.1 and 5.3R1, the option 7 is reboot. Is that in 5.4? thanks a lot, --ken On 6/14/05, Paul Schmehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --On Monday, June 13, 2005 22:16:38 -0700 Kan Cai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Paul: Thanks for the reply, but it didn't work. I tried 3 keyboards and 2 FreeBSD releases (5.2.1, and 5.3R1). The combination of logitech keyboard with 5.2.1 does highlight the keymap option in sysinstall menu, but that is how far it goes. The keyboard stops working so that I cannot press space, tab or enter. I'm not sure I explained myself clearly. Let's try again. ***During the boot process* before you ever get to sysinstall, when the daemon shows up on the screen and you're given a menu with several options, if you look closely, option seven (7) must be chosen to use a usb keyboard **during the install**. If you're waiting until the sysinstall appears, that's way too late. You need to chose option 7 before the kernel even loads, almost immediately after the system boots. If you *are* doing that and the keyboards aren't working anyway, then I have no idea what the problem might be. Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Adjunct Information Security Officer University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[2]: install freebsd with usb keyboard
Hello Kan, Tuesday, June 14, 2005, 11:05:20 PM, you wrote the following: Thanks, Paul. What you meant is that I should choose option 7 when the beastie menu pops up, right? I am not sure which FreeBSD release could do that. In my 5.2.1 and 5.3R1, the option 7 is reboot. Is that in 5.4? Well, I'm not sure if that exists in 5.4 but there is an option called Boot FreeBSD with USB keyboard or similar in 5.4. I was installing 5.4 on Dell gx280, which doesn't have any PS/2 ports so it is possible to use only USB keyboard (that really sucks btw.), some time ago. thanks a lot, --ken On 6/14/05, Paul Schmehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --On Monday, June 13, 2005 22:16:38 -0700 Kan Cai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Paul: Thanks for the reply, but it didn't work. I tried 3 keyboards and 2 FreeBSD releases (5.2.1, and 5.3R1). The combination of logitech keyboard with 5.2.1 does highlight the keymap option in sysinstall menu, but that is how far it goes. The keyboard stops working so that I cannot press space, tab or enter. I'm not sure I explained myself clearly. Let's try again. ***During the boot process* before you ever get to sysinstall, when the daemon shows up on the screen and you're given a menu with several options, if you look closely, option seven (7) must be chosen to use a usb keyboard **during the install**. If you're waiting until the sysinstall appears, that's way too late. You need to chose option 7 before the kernel even loads, almost immediately after the system boots. If you *are* doing that and the keyboards aren't working anyway, then I have no idea what the problem might be. -- Best Regards, DanGer, ICQ: 261701668 | e-mail protecting at: http://www.2pu.net/ http://danger.rulez.sk | proxy list at:http://www.proxy-web.com/ | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! [ They've got us surrounded. The poor bastards. ]
Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard
--On Tuesday, June 14, 2005 14:05:20 -0700 Kan Cai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Paul. What you meant is that I should choose option 7 when the beastie menu pops up, right? I am not sure which FreeBSD release could do that. In my 5.2.1 and 5.3R1, the option 7 is reboot. Is that in 5.4? Yes, it's in 5.4. I just checked a 5.3 install disk, and I see it's not there. I guess you have to go to 5.4 if you want to install using a usb keyboard. Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Adjunct Information Security Officer University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re[2]: install freebsd with usb keyboard
Thanks you for all your suggestions! I'll burn a 5.4 cd then. cheers, --ken On 6/14/05, Daniel Gerzo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Kan, Tuesday, June 14, 2005, 11:05:20 PM, you wrote the following: Thanks, Paul. What you meant is that I should choose option 7 when the beastie menu pops up, right? I am not sure which FreeBSD release could do that. In my 5.2.1 and 5.3R1, the option 7 is reboot. Is that in 5.4? Well, I'm not sure if that exists in 5.4 but there is an option called Boot FreeBSD with USB keyboard or similar in 5.4. I was installing 5.4 on Dell gx280, which doesn't have any PS/2 ports so it is possible to use only USB keyboard (that really sucks btw.), some time ago. thanks a lot, --ken On 6/14/05, Paul Schmehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --On Monday, June 13, 2005 22:16:38 -0700 Kan Cai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Paul: Thanks for the reply, but it didn't work. I tried 3 keyboards and 2 FreeBSD releases (5.2.1, and 5.3R1). The combination of logitech keyboard with 5.2.1 does highlight the keymap option in sysinstall menu, but that is how far it goes. The keyboard stops working so that I cannot press space, tab or enter. I'm not sure I explained myself clearly. Let's try again. ***During the boot process* before you ever get to sysinstall, when the daemon shows up on the screen and you're given a menu with several options, if you look closely, option seven (7) must be chosen to use a usb keyboard **during the install**. If you're waiting until the sysinstall appears, that's way too late. You need to chose option 7 before the kernel even loads, almost immediately after the system boots. If you *are* doing that and the keyboards aren't working anyway, then I have no idea what the problem might be. -- Best Regards, DanGer, ICQ: 261701668 | e-mail protecting at: http://www.2pu.net/ http://danger.rulez.sk | proxy list at: http://www.proxy-web.com/ | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! [ They've got us surrounded. The poor bastards. ] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
install freebsd with usb keyboard
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=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? thanks in advance, --ken ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard
On Monday 13 June 2005 18:42, the author Kan Cai contributed to the dialogue on- install freebsd with usb keyboard: 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=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? How about a usb to ps2 adapter for a couple of dollars from your favorite computer store? David -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama Canal. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard
Hi, Thanks for the reply. But, as I said, the keyboard PS2 plugin of my mobo is *physically* broken. So even with a usb-ps2 adapter, it won't work. Any other suggestions? cheers, --ken On 6/13/05, Vizion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 13 June 2005 18:42, the author Kan Cai contributed to the dialogue on- install freebsd with usb keyboard: 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=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? How about a usb to ps2 adapter for a couple of dollars from your favorite computer store? David -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama Canal. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: install freebsd with usb keyboard
Someone broke the silence: Hi, Thanks for the reply. But, as I said, the keyboard PS2 plugin of my mobo is *physically* broken. So even with a usb-ps2 adapter, it won't work. Any other suggestions? cheers, --ken I've seen some keyboards that supports use of serial ports (RS-232). Chris Haulmark ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard
On Monday 13 June 2005 19:55, the author Haulmark, Chris contributed to the dialogue on- RE: install freebsd with usb keyboard: Someone broke the silence: Hi, Thanks for the reply. But, as I said, the keyboard PS2 plugin of my mobo is *physically* broken. So even with a usb-ps2 adapter, it won't work. Any other suggestions? cheers, --ken I've seen some keyboards that supports use of serial ports (RS-232). Sorry I thought you said the plug but you meant the receptacle/socket Umph -- can you break off the broken plastic bits and get a soldering irion onto the connectors? If so you could solder some wires in place and make connections. that way - it should not be too difficult to do -- better than throwing the mobo away!! I have even wired directly to the mobo before now (broken network connector!!!) That machine is now 4 years old and still working with a utp cable directly wired to the mobo!!! David David Chris Haulmark -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama Canal. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard
--On June 13, 2005 6:42:03 PM -0700 Kan Cai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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=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? As a matter of fact there is. You could pay attention when the system is booting and press the seven (7) key when prompted so your keyboard will be recognized for install purposes. Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Adjunct Information Security Officer University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard
Hi, Paul: Thanks for the reply, but it didn't work. I tried 3 keyboards and 2 FreeBSD releases (5.2.1, and 5.3R1). The combination of logitech keyboard with 5.2.1does highlight the keymap option in sysinstall menu, but that is how far it goes. The keyboard stops working so that I cannot press space, tab or enter. I would appreciate any further suggestions. Otherwise, I have to go for Vizion's solder-wire suggestions. cheers, --ken On 6/13/05, Paul Schmehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --On June 13, 2005 6:42:03 PM -0700 Kan Cai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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=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? As a matter of fact there is. You could pay attention when the system is booting and press the seven (7) key when prompted so your keyboard will be recognized for install purposes. Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Adjunct Information Security Officer University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [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: Problem with wireless USB keyboard/mouse combo
Matt Navarre [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is with FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE with no atkbd or psm drivers in the kernel and a SiS 5571 USB controller. Anybody have any idea how to get this working, or have a recommendation for a USB keyboard/mouse combo that will work with freeBSD and a KVM switch? Definitely try FreeBSD 5.4. 4.x is definitively support for legacy installations at this point, and the last year or two's work on USB improvements has (pretty much entirely) been on 5.x. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with wireless USB keyboard/mouse combo
On Friday 13 May 2005 11:19 am, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Matt Navarre [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is with FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE with no atkbd or psm drivers in the kernel and a SiS 5571 USB controller. Anybody have any idea how to get this working, or have a recommendation for a USB keyboard/mouse combo that will work with freeBSD and a KVM switch? Definitely try FreeBSD 5.4. 4.x is definitively support for legacy installations at this point, and the last year or two's work on USB improvements has (pretty much entirely) been on 5.x. Yeah, that's what I thought. I've got an old PII box running 5.3, so I'll give the keyboard/mouse a try on that and see if it works. If it does I guess I get to figure out how to upgrade my workstation to 5.4... Thanks, Matt -- but transforming oneself into a helicopter of fists certainly has its appeal as well. --Jonah Goldberg ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Problem with wireless USB keyboard/mouse combo
I recently bought a Kensington Wireless Desktop keyboard/mouse combo in the hope that it would work with a USB KVM switch. It works fine with Windows (and presumably Mac), but with FreeBSD the mouse doesn't work. The ums driver sees the mouse and attaches: ums0: Kensington Kensington Wireless Desktop, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2, iclass 3/1 ums0: 3 buttons and Z dir. but moused -p /dev/ums0 -t auto doesn't get any events from the mouse. usbdevs reports both ukbd0 and ums0 attached to /dev/usb1 port 2, address 2 and Windows says it's a USB Composite Device, which I think may be the problem. This is with FreeBSD 4.11-RELEASE with no atkbd or psm drivers in the kernel and a SiS 5571 USB controller. Anybody have any idea how to get this working, or have a recommendation for a USB keyboard/mouse combo that will work with freeBSD and a KVM switch? Thanks, Matt ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB Keyboard
Hi all, I'm running Freebsd 5.3 on a Dell GX280 that has both a USB keyboard and mouse. My problem is I added to my /boot/loader.conf file -- hint.atkbd.0.flags=0x1. However, when I need to drop to single user mode, I can no longer use the keyboard. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
