Re: Keyboard freezes afterboot

From: Brian A. Sekcli (lavalamp_at_spiritual-machines.org)
Date: 10/19/03 

Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 19:42:42 -0400

On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:07:25 +0000, active wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm trying to install netbsd 1.6.1 on a P200MMX
> Asus PI P55T2P4
> RAM 96mb 60ns
>
> The problem is after the boot of the installation disk, my keyboard
>
>

Was that a PS/2 or USB keyboard? Some older BIOS's have really primative
USB keyboard support. Some have a "legacy USB" setting that can cause
problems. What revision of the BIOS firmware are you running on that box?
 If you have a USB keyboard, can you try a PS/2, and vice/versa?

-lava

> freezes. Therefore I cannot make any choice (install, exit...) and I
> have to turn off the pc. This problem occurs also with openbsd install
> cd's, but not with linux and freebsd ones, with these the kbd works
> well. I think I tried all possible solutions, from flashing the bios to
> change peripherals. It isn't a cd problem 'cause it works well in other
> pc's.
>
> Now I'm thinking there's a problem with the kernel of open/netbsd and my
> hardware. Any suggestion?

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