Re: USB Keyboard questions

Was to quick there, the problem with the letters still exist. But when
I run it with the convertet it works.

Peter

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter" <freebsd_at_psam.se>
To: "Andre Guibert de Bruet" <andy_at_siliconlandmark.com>
Cc: <freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: USB Keyboard questions


> Doesnt look like my Abit KD7 has a legacy support, I can choose BIOS
> support or OS support for the USB keyboard and mouse. The keyboard
> works perfectly under winxp and under win200. I dont see the
behavior
> with the letters there and this is using the standard drivers for a
> HID keyboard as win2000 finds it.
>
> I had the keyboard pluged into a USB hub, when I moved it to a USB2
> port I didnt experiense the behavior with the letters, but I was
still
> unable to to use the keyboard to install the keyboard using the USB
> ports. When I use the USB -> PS/2 converter that came with the
> keyboard it works though.
>
> So I think the letter problem was due to my CNet USB 4 way hub. And
I
> dont know why am unable to use the keyboard pluged into the USB port
> when I install FreeBSD 5.1 but it works when I install FreeBSD 4.8.
>
> Thanks for the help and comments on this. :)
>
> Peter
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andre Guibert de Bruet" <andy_at_siliconlandmark.com>
> To: "Peter" <freebsd_at_psam.se>
> Cc: <freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 5:58 AM
> Subject: Re: USB Keyboard questions
>
>
> >
> > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Peter wrote:
> >
> > > I have been reading that page and I have the keyboard working,
but
> I
> > > fail to see how this will help a user that only has a USB
Keyboard
> > > that wants to use FreeBSD5.1 and is unable to install it due to
> the
> > > lack of USB support from the start.
> >
> > Some BIOSes offer a "USB legacy support" option which allows the
use
> of a
> > usb keyboard as if it were a PS2 keyboard during system startup.
> >
> > > And I still would like to know if its my keyboard that is out of
> sync
> > > with the USB spec since it will add letters when I write like .
> > > "This should read like this" but can end up like "Thisi should
> reaed
> > > likek this"
> >
> > Does this keyboard exhibit the same behavior when it's plugged
into
> a
> > Windows machine? It's a little early to speculate what the issue
> could be,
> > as there are a number of links in this chain but it's very
possible
> that
> > you simply have a wonky keyboard on your hands.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > > Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant >
> > > Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/    >
> >
>
>
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