I entered BIOS and enabled some item like "use USB keyboard support" and it works! Thanks to ALL for sharing the experience! Maybe I should've googled harder :-)
Hai On Dec 8, 2007 2:02 AM, Bill Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 08 December 2007 10:46:16 am Bill Kendrick wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 11:00:40PM -0500, Hai Yi wrote: > > > I have installed ubuntu in a computer which had Windows XP installed. > It > > > seems that I successfully have both OS co-existed, 'cause I see the > menu > > > list when I restart the computer. But here is the problem, even though > I > > > see both ubuntu and Windows on the menu, I couldn't use the arrow key > to > > > move up or down, or any key, the keyboard just freezes. > > > > Is it a USB keyboard? A quick Google search brought up this: > > > Sounds like a similar problem I encountered. I built a box with a VIA > mobo a > couple of years ago. Installed Windows XP (my wife has a number of > programs > that are windows only); when the keyboard died, I replaced it with a(n) > USB > keyboard and all was happy. The box got compromised (the you have a > greeting > card from problem), so I backed up, to format and reinstall Windows. No > joy! No boot from CD, the initial screen came up but I could not get to > the > BIOS to change the boot sequence. > > A little research and a BIOS flash and the USB keyboard was recognized; I > had > to use a legacy keyboard to perform all actions before the BIOS flash. > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+bug/159920 > > > > Though hopefully you merely need to go into your BIOS and enable > > "Legacy USB Keyboard Support", or some-such. > > > > Good luck! > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech >
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