misc/71568: I am unable to install FreeBSD using only a usb keyboard.

Bill Kirkland bill at wek4.com
Fri Sep 10 12:10:56 PDT 2004


>Number:         71568
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       I am unable to install FreeBSD using only a usb keyboard.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Sep 10 19:10:48 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Bill Kirkland
>Release:        5.3b1
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD ash.wek 5.3-BETA1 FreeBSD 5.3-BETA1 #0: Sat Aug 21 08:19:34 UTC 2004     root at mack.dcsl.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386      
>Description:
I am unable to install FreeBSD 5.3, using only a usb keyboard.    
>How-To-Repeat:
Install FreeBSD-5.3, using only a usb keboard.     
>Fix:
--- /etc/usbd.conf  Sat Sep  4 00:46:03 2004
+++ /etc/usbd.conf.orig Sat Aug 21 03:48:20 2004
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@
 device "Mouse"
    devname "ums[0-9]+"
    attach "/usr/sbin/moused -p /dev/${DEVNAME} -I /var/run/moused.${DEVNAME}.pi
d ; /usr/sbin/vidcontrol -m on"
-#- Sun Nov 16 06:51:13 GMT 2003 wek
-device "USB Keyboard"
-   devname "ukbd[0-9]+"
-   attach "/usr/sbin/kbdcontrol -r fast -k /dev/kbd1 </dev/console >/dev/consol
e"

 # The fallthrough entry: Nothing is specified, nothing is done.  And it isn't
 # necessary at all :-).  Just for pretty printing in debugging mode.
    
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