Re: [gentoo-amd64] Problem with USB-Keyboard at Install

[Gerhard Erker 1]

Am Sonntag, den 02.08.2009, 13:18 -0700 schrieb Mark Knecht:
> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Gerhard Erker 1<aon.913247124@×××.at> wrote:
> > This was the first idea, when i googled. Legacy usb-support is on, the
> > bios says "1 keyboard, 2 hubs". Has anyone the same problem?
> > At the moment I have Suse 11.1 installed, and the keyboard is working.
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Gerhard Erker
> >
> >
> > Am Sonntag, den 02.08.2009, 14:21 -0500 schrieb Chris Faulkner:
> >> Make sure in your BIOS to have Legacy USB and USB Keyboard and Mouse Enabled
> >>
> >> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Gerhard Erker 1<aon.913247124@×××.at> wrote:
> >> > Hello
> >> > I have a Microsoft wireless Laser Keyboard 6000 V2.0 and the Microsoft
> >> > wireless Laser Mouse 6000.
> >> > I tried to install Gentoo for AMD64 from the minimal installation cd.
> >> > Unfortunately, when I booted, my keyboard was not recognized. I tried to
> >> > boot with the hardware-option "doscsi", but it worked not. I saw that
> >> > the "Num Lock" light is on when I switch on the computer. I can also
> >> > write Boot-Options. When booting the gentoo-kernel for installation,
> >> > Num-Lock switches off and my keyboard will not work.
> >> > My Keyboard works on all Linux- and windows installations. Also I don't
> >> > found help in Google.
> >> > Can anyone help me?
> >> > My configuration:
> >> > Intel Quadcore Q6600 2.4GHZ
> >> > Two SATA harddisks
> >> > Nvidia Geforce 9600
> >> > 4 GB Memory
> >> >
> >> > If some of you have questions about configuration ... please let me
> >> > know.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance for your help
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Gerhard Erker
> >> >
> >> > p.s.:Excuse my english
>
> Hi Gerhard,
>    There's nothing wrong with your English and it's far better than my German!
>
>    I'm not clear whether you cannot use the keyboard at all, or
> whether it's not there when you've finished booting? When you first
> start booting the AMD64 install CD there's a point where you can
> choose the kernel you want to boot. The options there allow you to
> look at hardware options. Are you saying the USB keyboard worked at
> this point, you could hit F1, F2, F3, etc. and it worked, but then
> failed to work after the kernel was done booting?
>
>    I personally thought doscsi was mainly aimed at booting from scsi
> and USB drives and not for enabling keyboards, etc., so you might try
> it both ways. I see other options you might try:
>
> nolapic
> nosmp
> slowusb
> scandelay
>
>    Unfortunately you really didn't provide the portion of your
> configuration that is most likely going to be the issue which is your
> chipset.
>
>    It may be that you need a BIOS update to get full support for USB
> keyboards. My son has an Asus MB with an Intel Quad-Core and we never
> managed to install win XP with the USB keyboard. We did the install
> with a PS2 keyboard and then shifted over to USB when it was done. On
> the other hand I've got some older x86 machines that installed just
> fine with USB.
>
> - Mark
>
>

Hello Mark,

I can use the keyboard when the first message is there. So I can use the
hardware options. When the gentoo-kernel is booting, i have no keyboard.
I used doscsi because the handbook says that this option is used to boot
the most usb-devices, because they use the scsi subsystem of the kernel.
I tried it both ways. 
Other configuration:

ASUS Mainboard, Socket 775 Intel G31 Chipset
Networkcard on board Attansic Gigabit ethernet
Audio Realtek ALC662 6-Channel High Definition


I cannot understand why my keyboard not works. It works not only on an
desktop or with windows. It also worked, when I was in console mode, or
when I worked in the repair mode of windows xp installation cd. It works
also when I change options in bios.
I will try with the options you suggested.
I think, my last options will be to plug in my old ps2-keyboard for
install and after install try to use my keyboard. I have a working
system so it is not so important to bring gentoo in a short time to
work.
Many thanks for your help. I would be glad to hear more ideas

Bye

Gerhard Erker