problem with dell usb keyboard

[Hendrix El]

2008/8/29 Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu at freebsd.org>

> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:02:06AM +0000, Hendrix El wrote:
> > I'm using desktopbsd 1.6 (6.3 freebsd release) on a Dell Inspiron 530
> > (there is no PS/2 port) and I have a keyboard problem.
> > When Dbsd starts load the keyboard controller atkbd0 and the keyboard
> > works fine with the console:
> >
> >  dmesg | grep kbd
> > kbd1 at kbdmux0
> > atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0
> > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0
> > kbd0 at atkbd0
> > atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> >
> > but when the boot gets to the kdm (kde) screen I can't login cause my
> > keyboard is blocked and any key work, there is no input of it until I
> > unplug my keyboard and plug it back again and then this is the output
> > of dmesg:
> >
> > kbd1 at kbdmux0
> > atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0
> > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0
> > kbd0 at atkbd0
> > atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> > ukbd0: Dell Dell USB Keyboard, rev 1.10/3.06, addr 3, iclass 3/1
> > kbd2 at ukbd0.
> >
> >
> > I have tried to install pc-bsd and FreeBSD 7.0 release but and I have
> > the same result.
> > I have been looking for about it and I have found some similar but I'm
> > not very sure how to do it:
> >
> >
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/bsd-17/freebsd-install-with-usb-keyboard-311089/
> >
> >
> > I looked at my BIOS "USB device settings" --> "USB controller" and
> > there are two options (Enable and Disabled) and two modes operation
> > USB (high speed and low speed), but nothing about USB legacy.
>
> The "USB Legacy" option in BIOSes allows USB keyboards to work in
> operating systems which lack a USB stack, such as MS-DOS, or the FreeBSD
> bootloader.  The option should not affect the FreeBSD kernel once
> started and the USB stack loaded.
>
> I would try disabling the AT keyboard interface using /boot/loader.conf
> and see if it makes a difference for you.  I believe this should do it:
>
> hint.atkbd.0.disabled="1"



  Great, this solved it and now works fine. Thank you very much.


  Cheers

>
>
> You'll need to reboot after adding the above.
>
> If that doesn't work, try disabling the keyboard multiplex driver
> in a similar way:
>
> hint.kbdmux.0.disabled="1"
>
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