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

[Lance Lassetter]

On Mon, 2009-08-03 at 06:46 +0200, Gerhard Erker 1 wrote:
> 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
>
>

Gerhard,

Have you tried enabling evdev in make.conf under INPUT_DEVICES?

i.e. in make.conf:

INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse evdev"

Lance