Re: [Raspi4 13.2] Keyboard woes

Re Nuno,

thanks for looking at this.

eduardo@freebsd.org (Nuno Teixeira) wrote:

> > Is keyboard original from raspberry?
> https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arm/2023-July/002810.html

I didn't even know they sold a keyboard. This looks like a generic rebrand.
I concur with Mark, I don't think this makes any difference.

Because you asked; I've tested a whole bunch of keyboards..

- original IBM Model M from 1983
- Replica Model F from 2022
- Korean generic USB keyboard
- Apple M0115 on an ADB->USB converter
- Apple M3501 on an ADB->USB converter
- HHKB
- Das Keyboard 4
- really old Olivetti on a PS2->USB converter
- Cherry G80-3000 from 2018
- some generic more or less ancient ones lying around

*All* of them work in U-Boot and after FBSD is way into the boot process.
*None* of them do anything in between (i.e. beastie).
Changing the physical port used makes no difference.

Note: There is nothing on the screen to either indicate a problem or
recognition of the keyboard.

To me it appears that the drivers (maybe USB in general, maybe only HID) are
only loaded way after beastie. (If so, why?)


So... cool that you could solve this by using a Pi brand keyboard, but I don't
think this is actually what solved the issue.

So, my questions stand:


  Is this a known issue with USB keyboards on the Pi (or Pi4)?
  (Never saw this on other hardware, also with USB keyboards)

  Is there a workaround (like a magic boot.conf setting)?

If anybody has solved this with a generic keyboard...please... I'd really hate
going back to Linux on that thing.

Btw, Nuno, I couldn't find a place to search the list . All I could find is
archives by month. If you have a pointer...

All the best,
                Elmar.