From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 10 10:19:42 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F8F916A418 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:19:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from skanduru@gmail.com) Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com (wa-out-1112.google.com [209.85.146.180]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50E3213C4E3 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:19:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from skanduru@gmail.com) Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id k17so3437162waf for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:19:41 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=cu4pR3l4PA7vttbR6Aui+TB04ohU1oBKvgIUiMxx7CE=; b=QR2f8afuc3u0STgu/0zf2vqoR37lXeo9BOJt60NN8O/zCqB1xcc1fI6v46uqfxRmRbMJmqIPFoGux1mqpNNXnTQVYPNo9ajxDcFivePWQuoziuD4K3csIF7AjOrL06oNpqm5WVmhGLZtUYF1tHDyYiCx/HFK7+3TSPBPgJ2EGIU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Kbm7ug4ddtI8mvD5TE0mA7rMaeSdXpF2Q12o34iIDbgKDy5+/D+uKnCKrLMB0D3skJIybyWADEnxKjeyRFhINe7p4TF3qSvzTmz6amlLYYjW75wOFMGWqdIWib57+B6s9uoqX9HePCdGV/+61ABLYmLmizMKW+sd1iHN6Er6KCY= Received: by 10.115.22.1 with SMTP id z1mr2008285wai.1197281981850; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:19:41 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.114.159.17 with HTTP; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:19:41 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <8871d74a0712100219v16e1ecdahe20bfdd59ee29505@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:19:41 -0800 From: "Srinivasa R Kanduru" To: "John Murphy" In-Reply-To: <8871d74a0712100154g436aa23sc4dc965549d86060@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <8871d74a0712090936n6c01c2fal613f5f9ea1354d64@mail.gmail.com> <20071209201358.4f3b1e5a@asus.freeode.co.uk> <8871d74a0712100154g436aa23sc4dc965549d86060@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Release 7.0 Beta2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:19:42 -0000 I forgot to mention that this was seen with 7.0Beta4 released on Dec 3. On 12/10/07, Srinivasa R Kanduru wrote: > > > > Thanks for the inputs. The keyboard responds in the "Welcome" screen. So I > can stop and select different booting options. But later when the kernel > boots, the usb controller driver gives an error. Here is what I saw in the > bootup messages: > > ... > usb1: host controller halted > uhub1: usb device problem (IOERROR), disabling port 1 > ... > > The system is Dell Dimension 3100 with Intel Pentium4 processor. > > When I googled, I found a related PR. > ... > kern/100746: system does not boot due to USB keyboard problem on Dell 3100 > ... > That bug was related to usb panic, and it seems to have been fixed. What I > observe now is that the usb keyboard works in the boot loader, but fails to > be configured by the kernel. > > Regards, > Srinivas. > > > On 12/9/07, John Murphy wrote: > > > > On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 09:36:47 -0800 > > "Srinivasa R Kanduru" < skanduru@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I was trying to install FreeBSD 7.0 Beta2 on a dell x86 machine which > > > doesn't have any PS2 ports. The installer expects a PS2 keyboard I > > think. > > > The USB port is disabled for some reason and it is not possible to > > proceed > > > further in the installation process. > > > > > > Is this a known issue ? Does the installer doesn't recognize a USB > > keyboard > > > ? > > > > I was reasonably sure I used my USB keyboard when I installed 7.0-beta2, > > but just to make sure I tried it and I can confirm that the installer > > recognises it. I tested it at the black and white (Beasty?) menu by > > pressing space and then 1, and I could select a keyboard layout in the > > sysinstall menu too. I carried on little further without problems. > > > > Can you find another keyboard to try? > > > > -- > > Thanks, John. > > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Srinivasa Kanduru -- Regards, Srinivasa Kanduru