Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:14:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: leon breedt <freebsd-current@lists.xeraph.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dell usb keyboard not attached to console by default on P4C800-E Message-ID: <20040621171202.G70461@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <20040620071137.GA25504@echelon.xeraph.org> References: <20040620071137.GA25504@echelon.xeraph.org>
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On Sun, 20 Jun 2004, leon breedt wrote: > hi, > > i have a Dell USB keyboard that's stopped working correctly in -CURRENT > (synced today (Jun 20)). > > the symptoms are that i am unable to type anything in. however, if i > attach a PS/2 keyboard, and do: > > # kbdcontrol -k /dev/ukbd0 > > the USB keyboard starts working. my workaround for now has been to > add > > keyboard="/dev/ukbd0" > > to /etc/rc.conf. i didn't need this in 5.2.1-R though, is this a > regression, or expected behaviour? This is a behavior change to make ps/2 keyboards work on dells, according to alfred. You'll need to change this line in your hints file: hint.atkbd.0.flags="0" Make it ="1" and you should work again. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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