Keyboard Curiosity

[MCVenner]

I have an HP ProLiant ML110 G6 Server on which I've installed and configured
FreeBSD v7.4-RELEASE.

Though the computer auto-boots uneventfully, I have never been able to
interact with the boot loader as no keyboard action is, while it's resident,
recognized.

I have tried a number of different keyboards (101-key, 102-key, 104-key; 
PS/2, USB;  with and without interface adapters) without result.

I find that if I attempt, continuously while booting, to toggle (for
example) the CapsLock key that there is a period during the boot process
where the associated CapsLock LED ceases toggling in response.

The period begins at the moment the boot manager's boot-slice selection is
satisfied (either via user action or timeout).

The period ends midway through the loading of the kernel;  perhaps as early
as status message
   ...  kernel: kbd2 at ukbd0
but, certainly, no later than status message
   ...  kernel: sc09: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0
though it's difficult to discern as they go by quickly.

Any suggestions as to how this might be resolved would be appreciated.


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