KVM switch support?

[Dan MacMillan]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of beowuff
> Sent: March 12, 2005 19:16
> To: freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org
> Subject: KVM switch support?
>
>
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:25:10 -0500, Andrew Batson
> <abatson at twcny.rr.com> wrote:
> > Hello Eric,
> >
> > > I'm trying to install 5.3-STABLE on an HP Pavilion box I have
> > > laying around.  For some reason the installer is not handling
> > > the output from my KVM switch.  The model is IOGear
> > > MiniView(tm) II USB KVM Model # GCS124U.
> >
> >         I have a IOGear MiniView KVM too and when I tired to
> install FreeBSD
> > 5.3, I had the same problem. After I did a little googleing, I found the
> > answer. When you first boot with FreeBSD 5.3 bootable CD-ROM,
> wait for the
> > FreeBSD boot menu to appear and choose option number 6. Then at the OK
> > prompt, type the following and hit the enter key.
> >
> >         set hint.atkbd.0.flags="0x1"
> >
> > Note the Quote makes are needed. At the next OK prompt, type
> >
> >         boot
> >
> > And the system should boot to sysinstall menu where you will
> find the USB
> > keyboard working. At least that is what work for me.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Andrew
>
> Any idea if this will be fixed in the next release? I too have a usb
> keyboard. I've been avoiding 5.3 for this usb bug. Not having this
> problem with any other OS.
>

I doubt any development resources are being consumed to change this
behaviour, as it can be made to work quite satisfactorily as things stand
now.  I doubt it can even be considered a bug.  If you don't want to enter
the hint each time you boot, just put it in your device.hints file.

--
Danny