Re: Can't use USB keyboard during boot menu

From: Chris Hedley <freebsd-current_at_chrishedley.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:35:09 +0000 (GMT)
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010, Renato Botelho wrote:

> I've already had this problem in the past and seems it's back now.
>
> I use a Sun Type 7 USB keyboard. When my box is booting, and
> FreeBSD menu shows up, I cannot press any key to go for a
> single boot for example.
>
> ugen1.1: <UHCI root HUB VIA> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
> ugen0.1: <UHCI root HUB VIA> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
> ugen2.1: <UHCI root HUB VIA> at usbus2, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
> ugen3.1: <UHCI root HUB VIA> at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
> ugen4.1: <EHCI root HUB VIA> at usbus4, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON
> ugen3.2: <product 0x100e vendor 0x0430> at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST
> spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=SAVE
> ugen3.3: <USB Mouse vendor 0x0566> at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=LOW
> (1.5Mbps) pwr=ON
> ugen3.4: <Sun USB Keyboard vendor 0x0430> at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST
> spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
>
> Please let me know if you need more data.

Do you have USB legacy support enabled in your BIOS?  I'm not sure if 
there's an option for the loader to use USB devices natively, but the 
BIOS's legacy option where it provides AT/PS2 emulation is probably the 
easiest way to get the keyboard working.
Received on Mon Feb 22 2010 - 21:35:14 UTC

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