RE: USB keyboard and 5.3RC1

From: Joshua Lewis (jmlewis_at_dslextreme.com)
Date: 10/23/04

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    To: "'Robert Huff'" <roberthuff@rcn.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:33:41 -0700

    Ok...

    Um. The motherboard physically does not have a PS/2 port. It is an Abit
    AT7. It has no legacy devices. No PS/2 No serial, No parallel ports.
    Nada.

    Would it be possible to install 4.10 and then upgrade to 5.3
    (instructions on upgrading an existing system are welcome)?

    Are you essentially telling me my only option is to purchase a new
    motherboard?

    That kind of sucks!

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Robert Huff [mailto:roberthuff@rcn.com]
    Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:07 PM
    To: Joshua Lewis
    Subject: USB keyboard and 5.3RC1

    Hello:

    > I have been trying to install 5.3 since it went into BETA and now
    > I am trying to install from the RC1 CD. My problem is when the
    > thing is done booting into the systand install screen my USB
    > keyboard is non-responsive. I have tried other keyboards with no
    > luck (I don't have PS/2 ports on this motherboard.)

            Then you're in trouble.
            The short version is this: due to stuff which is over my head,
    the kernel can run with _either_ a AT/PS2 keyboard, _or_ a USB
    keyboard, but not both.
            For reasons of compatibility with historical hardware (and many
    current machines), the decision has been made to default to have the
    default kernel use the PS/2 ports.
            This applies to both 4.x and 5.x.
            You're going to need to find a way to add a PS/2 keyboard. And
    you should keep it installed after system installation. Why?
    Because the boot loader - the code that allows you to select
    single-user mode so you can fix a crashed system - doesn't
    understand USB either.

                                    Robert Huff
                                    who also wishes it were possible
                                    to have a pure USB system.

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