Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 04:33:31 +0000 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: "dweimer@dweimer.net" <dweimer@dweimer.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, "freebsd@edvax.de" <freebsd@edvax.de>, "owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Bad experience switching to SSD on FreeBSD 10.3 Message-ID: <VI1PR02MB0974B68651567F0F04B9E92BF62F0@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <649e47bb82b8c14b8068733a62f554f1@dweimer.net> References: <VI1PR02MB0974EE59E723F9B6678BDAC1F62E0@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <649e47bb82b8c14b8068733a62f554f1@dweimer.net>
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On 6/25/2016 2:28 AM, Dean E. Weimer wrote: > On 2016-06-24 3:24 pm, Manish Jain wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a rather bad experience switching to SSD on FreeBSD 10.3 amd64. >> Things would have been much worse had the SSD switch not worked for my >> other OS - Windows XP, a bit surprising because XP does not support >> SSD TRIM. >> >> For my upgrade, there were 3 components which I upgraded simultaneously = : >> >> 1) Keyboard -> LED backlit keyboard (Cooler Master Devastator, USB) >> 2) 2 GB DDR3 RAM -> 8GB DDR3 (G Skill) >> 3) Sata HD -> SSD (Samsung EVO 500 GB) >> >> The keyboard upgrade itself failed for FreeBSD. The moment I switch on >> the LED backlight light for the keys, console output freezes till I >> turn off the backlight. This is surprising because the keyboard works >> well on XP, which was developed almost 2 decades back. The reason this >> is important for me is because I love working in the dark, with no >> bright lights around. LED keyboards make that possible. Not just that, >> the keyboard looks sensational - particularly with LED on, when the >> thing looks futuristic. > > Cooler Master Devastator is a poorly designed LED keyboard for using on > FreeBSD/Linux, I did a quick search because I was surprised it wouldn't > work. > > The scroll lock key turns on/off the back light, so your console is > freezing because its doing exactly what you told it to do when pressing > the scroll lock button. Its not an issue with FreeBSD not supporting the > LED backlit keyboard, just that they chose a poor key to link the on/off > feature of the LED to when using the keyboard on FreeBSD/Linux. You may > be able to work around it by using scroll lock prior to FreeBSD starting > to boot and hopefully it will stay on. > > Someone else might have a better idea for a work around on this. If the keyboard is going to be a problem forever, I think I will get it=20 replaced with something that works smoothly. Could you be kind enough to=20 look up Razer Deathstalker Wired USB Standard Keyboard - will that=20 keyboard be okay ? If not, there is very expensive option - Roccat Isku=20 FX Multicolor USB Gaming Keyboard. Will either keyboard solve the=20 problem once and for all? Thank you. Manish Jain
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