i386/115253: Wireless keyboard not working at boot

[Remko Lodder]

The following reply was made to PR i386/115253; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Remko Lodder <remko at FreeBSD.org>
To: jean <jean.debogue at gmail.com>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: i386/115253: Wireless keyboard not working at boot
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:45:25 +0200

 jean wrote:
 >> Number:         115253
 >> Category:       i386
 >> Synopsis:       Wireless keyboard not working at boot
 >> Confidential:   no
 >> Severity:       non-critical
 >> Priority:       low
 >> Responsible:    freebsd-i386
 >> State:          open
 >> Quarter:        
 >> Keywords:       
 >> Date-Required:
 >> Class:          sw-bug
 >> Submitter-Id:   current-users
 >> Arrival-Date:   Mon Aug 06 19:40:01 GMT 2007
 >> Closed-Date:
 >> Last-Modified:
 >> Originator:     jean
 >> Release:        6.2 stable
 >> Organization:
 > jean debogue
 >> Environment:
 > FreeBSD junglemux.my.domain 6.2-STABLE FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE #0: Fri Aug  3 15:04:38 UTC 2007     root at junglemux.my.domain:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/custom  i386
 >> Description:
 > When I boot FreeBSD 6.2 the wireless keyboard doesn't work.  It's a microsoft wireless comfort keyboard model: 1045
 > 
 > When at the login prompt nothing is working on the keyboard but, the wireless mouse is working.
 > 
 > If I use any other operating system it seems to work fine. Also, I used FreeBSD 6.0 and 6.1 and it wasn't doing it.
 > 
 > It seems only FreeBSD 6.2 has that bug.
 >> How-To-Repeat:
 > Boot with the keyboard and mouse wireless kit. 
 >> Fix:
 > To fix the problem I unplug the ps/2 keyboard from the keyboard port and plug it back in. As soon as it is plug back the keyboard rework.
 > 
 >> Release-Note:
 >> Audit-Trail:
 >> Unformatted:
 
 Is this an USB keyboard? if so what happends if you stick it in the
 first USB port? We have reports that this could help.
 
 Thanks,
 remko
 
 p.s. I will reclassify this ticket since it is not i386 specific.
 
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      Remko Lodder               ** remko at elvandar.org
      FreeBSD                    ** remko at FreeBSD.org
 
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