RE: KVM switch support?

From: Dan MacMillan (flowers_at_users.sourceforge.net)
Date: 03/18/05

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    To: beowuff <beowuff@gmail.com>
    
    

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
    > [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of beowuff
    > Sent: March 12, 2005 19:16
    > To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
    > Subject: KVM switch support?
    >
    >
    > On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:25:10 -0500, Andrew Batson
    > <abatson@twcny.rr.com> wrote:
    > > Hello Eric,
    > >
    > > > I'm trying to install 5.3-STABLE on an HP Pavilion box I have
    > > > laying around. For some reason the installer is not handling
    > > > the output from my KVM switch. The model is IOGear
    > > > MiniView(tm) II USB KVM Model # GCS124U.
    > >
    > > I have a IOGear MiniView KVM too and when I tired to
    > install FreeBSD
    > > 5.3, I had the same problem. After I did a little googleing, I found the
    > > answer. When you first boot with FreeBSD 5.3 bootable CD-ROM,
    > wait for the
    > > FreeBSD boot menu to appear and choose option number 6. Then at the OK
    > > prompt, type the following and hit the enter key.
    > >
    > > set hint.atkbd.0.flags="0x1"
    > >
    > > Note the Quote makes are needed. At the next OK prompt, type
    > >
    > > boot
    > >
    > > And the system should boot to sysinstall menu where you will
    > find the USB
    > > keyboard working. At least that is what work for me.
    > >
    > > Hope this helps,
    > > Andrew
    >
    > Any idea if this will be fixed in the next release? I too have a usb
    > keyboard. I've been avoiding 5.3 for this usb bug. Not having this
    > problem with any other OS.
    >

    I doubt any development resources are being consumed to change this
    behaviour, as it can be made to work quite satisfactorily as things stand
    now. I doubt it can even be considered a bug. If you don't want to enter
    the hint each time you boot, just put it in your device.hints file.

    --
    Danny
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