Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:53:20 -0800 From: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> To: Zoran <zoran@fooboo.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: happy hacker lite 2 keyboard Message-ID: <20101231005319.GA79837@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <20101225051708.GA853@feodosiia.fooboo.org> References: <20101224170809.GA28772@feodosiia.fooboo.org> <4D14EA2C.8060401@smo.de> <20101225051708.GA853@feodosiia.fooboo.org>
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On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 06:17:08AM +0100, Zoran wrote: > Thaks for reply. > > > I have one in use since ~5 years. The typing feel is a lot better compared > > to the Logitech keyboard I had before. > > The only problem I have with mine is that it's not usable with the boot > > loader menu. It seems to be hardware related as it works fine with other > > computers (using different chipsets). > > There is always chance to use it with ps2 converter. All new keyboards > are usb in fact, but I add that little plastic in between. I should note that the feature needed in your BIOS to make a USB keyboard work in operating systems that lack USB drivers (ex. MS-DOS, FreeBSD bootloader, GRUB, etc.) is often called "USB Legacy" or "USB Keyboard/Mouse Emulation". If your BIOS does not offer this capability, you need to contact your system manufacturer and discuss this fact. Don't bother to mention FreeBSD or GRUB. Simply tell them that when you boot into MS-DOS via a floppy or CD-ROM, you cannot type anything at the C:\> prompt on your keyboard. Otherwise, try upgrading the system BIOS + reset the settings to factory defaults and see if you find any improvement. If not, continue communicating with your system manufacturer. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc@parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP 4BD6C0CB |
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