Re: No usb keyboard in single user mode

2011-11-21 Thread David Demelier
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

No usb keyboard in single user mode

2011-11-11 Thread David Demelier
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

FreeBSD/amd: boot/loader ignores usb-keyboard

2010-08-17 Thread Dr. A. Haakh
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

Re: USB keyboard: mode switch / numlock freezes

2010-04-27 Thread Anselm Strauss
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

Re: USB keyboard: mode switch / numlock freezes

2010-04-26 Thread Polytropon
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

USB keyboard: mode switch / numlock freezes

2010-04-25 Thread Anselm Strauss
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

Disabling touchpad on USB keyboard

2009-04-16 Thread Chris
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

ultranav usb keyboard panics on bootup -- stuck

2009-01-29 Thread Craig Butler
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

Is there a trick to boot 7.1 install CD with USB keyboard?

2009-01-28 Thread Morgan Wesström
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

RE: Is there a trick to boot 7.1 install CD with USB keyboard?

2009-01-28 Thread Graeme Dargie
-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

Re: Is there a trick to boot 7.1 install CD with USB keyboard?

2009-01-28 Thread Morgan Wesström
-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

RE: USB Keyboard is not working with a custom kernel

2008-12-10 Thread נור דאוד
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

Re: USB Keyboard is not working with a custom kernel

2008-12-10 Thread Lowell Gilbert
-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

RE: USB Keyboard is not working with a custom kernel

2008-12-10 Thread נור דאוד
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

USB Keyboard is not working with a custom kernel

2008-12-09 Thread ??? ????
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

Boot menu and USB keyboard

2008-04-04 Thread Gianni Doe
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

Boot menu and USB keyboard

2008-04-04 Thread Robert Huff
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

Re: Boot menu and USB keyboard

2008-04-04 Thread matti k
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

Re: Boot menu and USB keyboard

2008-04-04 Thread Gianni Doe
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

USB Keyboard stuck during 7.0 install

2008-03-17 Thread Matt Swasey
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

Re: 7.0 RC2 usb keyboard and mouse problems

2008-02-21 Thread Paul Schmehl
--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

Re: 7.0 RC2 usb keyboard and mouse problems

2008-02-21 Thread Nikolaj Thygesen
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

USB keyboard not recognized at bootup

2007-08-03 Thread Oscar Chavarria
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

Re: USB keyboard not recognized at bootup

2007-08-03 Thread Bart Silverstrim
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)

Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard

2007-07-30 Thread Reid Linnemann
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

Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard

2007-07-30 Thread Rolf G Nielsen
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

ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard

2007-07-27 Thread Rolf G Nielsen
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

ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard... (supplement)

2007-07-27 Thread Rolf G Nielsen
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

Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard

2007-07-27 Thread Reid Linnemann
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

Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard

2007-07-27 Thread Reid Linnemann
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

Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard

2007-07-27 Thread Rolf G Nielsen
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

Re: ELI passphrase on boot with USB keyboard

2007-07-27 Thread Rolf G Nielsen
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

Re: USB Keyboard / Dell Optiplex 745 / FreeBSD 6.2

2007-07-24 Thread Nico -telmich- Schottelius
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,

Re: USB Keyboard / Dell Optiplex 745 / FreeBSD 6.2

2007-07-20 Thread Reid Linnemann
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

USB Keyboard / Dell Optiplex 745 / FreeBSD 6.2

2007-07-20 Thread Nico -telmich- Schottelius
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

Pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE on usb keyboard freezes FreeBSD

2007-06-21 Thread Manolis Kiagias
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

Re: Pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE on usb keyboard freezes FreeBSD

2007-06-21 Thread Modulok
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

Re: Pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE on usb keyboard freezes FreeBSD

2007-06-21 Thread Manolis Kiagias
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

usb keyboard on dell precision 690

2007-06-05 Thread Joshua Frugé
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

Absolute Newbie - USB Keyboard not recognized

2007-06-05 Thread Oscar Chavarria
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.

Re: Absolute Newbie - USB Keyboard not recognized

2007-06-05 Thread Garrett Cooper
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

Re: Absolute Newbie - USB Keyboard not recognized

2007-06-05 Thread Reid Linnemann
--- ___ 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

Re: Absolute Newbie - USB Keyboard not recognized

2007-06-05 Thread youshi10
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

Having fun installing FreeBSD on machine with a USB keyboard

2007-05-26 Thread youshi10
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

IBM x3655: FBSD 7.0-SNAP 200704 USB keyboard problems

2007-04-27 Thread O. Hartmann
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

Re: IBM x3655: FBSD 7.0-SNAP 200704 USB keyboard problems

2007-04-27 Thread Hans Petter Selasky
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

Re: IBM x3655: FBSD 7.0-SNAP 200704 USB keyboard problems

2007-04-27 Thread Bakul Shah
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

Dropped USB keyboard events

2007-03-21 Thread Chris Jones
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

Re: Dropped USB keyboard events

2007-03-21 Thread Tom Judge
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

Re: Install with USB keyboard

2007-03-05 Thread Kirk Strauser
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

Re: Install with USB keyboard

2007-03-05 Thread Chris Hill
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

Install with USB keyboard

2007-03-04 Thread John Costanzo
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

Install with USB keyboard

2007-03-04 Thread Robert Huff
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

FreeBSD 6.2-RC2 installation hangup with USB keyboard

2007-01-02 Thread Alexander Pohoyda
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

USB Keyboard (media keys return nothing)

2006-08-11 Thread Jeff Molofee
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

Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard

2006-07-13 Thread Erik Norgaard
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

Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard

2006-07-13 Thread Alex Zbyslaw
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.

Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard

2006-07-13 Thread Chris Shenton
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

Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard

2006-07-12 Thread Chris Shenton
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

Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard

2006-07-12 Thread Bill Moran
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

Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard

2006-07-12 Thread Erik Nørgaard
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

Re: Boot hangs at /bin/sh?, can't see USB keyboard

2006-07-12 Thread Michael P. Soulier
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

Re: USB keyboard and loader

2006-06-11 Thread Andrea Venturoli
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

Re: USB keyboard and loader

2006-06-10 Thread Andrea Venturoli
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

Re: USB keyboard and loader

2006-06-10 Thread Odhiambo Washington
* 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

USB keyboard and loader

2006-06-09 Thread Andrea Venturoli
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

Re: USB keyboard and loader

2006-06-09 Thread NgD Vulto
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

Urgent Help needed: How to boot in single user mode with usb keyboard

2006-03-26 Thread Ian Lord
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

Re: Urgent Help needed: How to boot in single user mode with usb keyboard

2006-03-26 Thread Erik Nørgaard
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

Re: Installing FreeBSD with undetected USB keyboard

2006-03-20 Thread Joao Barros
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

Re: Installing FreeBSD with undetected USB keyboard

2006-03-20 Thread Kenyon Ralph
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

Installing FreeBSD with undetected USB keyboard

2006-03-19 Thread Kenyon Ralph
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

Re: Installing FreeBSD with undetected USB keyboard

2006-03-19 Thread Andreas Rudisch
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

Re: Installing FreeBSD with undetected USB keyboard

2006-03-19 Thread Kenyon Ralph
. 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

USB Keyboard Video Corruption w/ Cups (again)

2006-03-18 Thread Jeff Molofee
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

FreeBSD 5.4 and Genius SlimStar Pro USB keyboard

2006-01-27 Thread Yaroslav Karulin
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

Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-12-04 Thread Foo Ji-Haw
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

install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-12-02 Thread Don LoCrasto
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

Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-12-02 Thread Dan O'Connor
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

RC 6.0RC1 Install, USB keyboard not working/supported?

2005-10-17 Thread David H
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

automount wireless usb keyboard and mouse?

2005-09-16 Thread Jeff D. Hamann
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

Singlemode broken with USB keyboard

2005-09-06 Thread Erik Norgaard
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

Re: Singlemode broken with USB keyboard

2005-09-06 Thread Benjamin Sobotta
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

beta 6 usb keyboard issues

2005-07-26 Thread Dennis Olvany
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

Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-14 Thread Paul Schmehl
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

Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-14 Thread Kan Cai
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

Re[2]: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-14 Thread Daniel Gerzo
, 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

Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-14 Thread Paul Schmehl
, 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

Re: Re[2]: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-14 Thread Kan Cai
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

install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-13 Thread Kan Cai
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

Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-13 Thread Vizion
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

Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-13 Thread Kan Cai
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

RE: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-13 Thread Haulmark, Chris
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).

Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-13 Thread Vizion
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

Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-13 Thread Paul Schmehl
--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

Re: install freebsd with usb keyboard

2005-06-13 Thread Kan Cai
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

Re: Problem with wireless USB keyboard/mouse combo

2005-05-13 Thread Lowell Gilbert
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

Re: Problem with wireless USB keyboard/mouse combo

2005-05-13 Thread Matt Navarre
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

Problem with wireless USB keyboard/mouse combo

2005-05-12 Thread Matt Navarre
. 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

USB Keyboard

2005-02-18 Thread Monah Baki
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

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