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Date:      Fri, 9 Apr 2004 23:11:24 +0200 (CEST)
From:      dev@eth0.ch
To:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD on Dell PE 750
Message-ID:  <2048.217.162.71.141.1081545084.squirrel@serv04.inetworx.ch>
In-Reply-To: <20040409210907.GC12239@ack.Berkeley.EDU>
References:  <2040.217.162.71.141.1081544680.squirrel@serv04.inetworx.ch> <20040409210907.GC12239@ack.Berkeley.EDU>

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It's a PS/2 keyboard.

Dave

> On Apr 09, "dev@eth0.ch" wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I bought a Dell PowerEdge 750 Server with a Perc4 SCSI controller
>> recently. I would like to install FreeBSD 5.2.1 on it, however, after
>> booting from the CD the keyboard is 'lost'. At the first boot prompt
>> (with
>> the ASCII-daemon) the keyboard is still present.
>>
>> Is there a way to work around? I don't need a keyboard at the end
>> anyway.
>
> Is this a usb keyboard?  My understanding is that you need to have a ps2
> keyboard at least until you can issue
>
> kbdcontrol -k /dev/kbd1
>
> I also understand that they are working on supportin usb keyboards
> as the only keyboard.
>
>



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