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From: Alexander Nedotsukov <bland@smtp.ru>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: boot loader don't reacts on USB keyboard input
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>Number:         30570
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       [kbd] boot loader don't reacts on USB keyboard input
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    joe
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Sep 13 22:40:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:    Mon Nov 01 20:58:18 GMT 2004
>Last-Modified:  Mon Nov 01 20:58:18 GMT 2004
>Originator:     Alexander Nedotsukov
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.4-RC
>Organization:
>Environment:
N/A (FreeBSD/i386 4.3-RELEASE cvsuped last week to 4.4-RC)
>Description:
If I boot from the FreeBSD boot CD (just burned recent .iso image from ftp.FreeBSD.org mirror) and bypass kernel configuration screen than it seems kernel completely ingores USB keyboard later. Actualy Installation process stops on the first dialog screen.
The steps to avoid this problem are described bellow, but after installation of new kernel with/without atkbdc support it stil impossible to enter to boot loader command promport. System performs countown waiting keypress without any reaction on any keyboard input. Everything becomes ok after it's up.
>How-To-Repeat:
I believe you just need to boot from the FreeBSD boot CD on system with only USB keyboard present.
>Fix:
It's still possible to install FreeBSD on system with only USB keyboard present. You just need to remove AT keyboard controller at the kernel configuration screen.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:

From: Wouter Van Hemel <wvhemel@vub.ac.be>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, <bland@smtp.ru>
Cc:  
Subject: Re: kern/30570: boot loader don't reacts on USB keyboard input
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 06:27:53 +0200 (CEST)

 No drivers have been loaded yet in that stage. It's up to the bios to
 handle the usb-keyboard. Do you have an option in your bios you can set to
 use the usb-keyboard?
 
Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->joe 
Responsible-Changed-By: kris 
Responsible-Changed-When: Thu Jul 17 17:34:27 PDT 2003 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
Assign to USB maintainer 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=30570 
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: brooks 
State-Changed-When: Mon Nov 1 20:55:43 GMT 2004 
State-Changed-Why:  
The ability to use a USB keyboard in the boot loader is a BIOS function. 
The problem with the keyboard being unusable was resolve in the 4.x series 
and is being worked on in 5.x (you will be able to install 5.3, but a 
complete solution is non-trivial.)  We've got enough PRs related to this 
that we don't need to keep this one open. 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=30570 
>Unformatted:
