Re: installation problem
[to Erich]
http://www.msi-technology.de/download/bios/63xx/K7T%20Pro-Turbo%20v2.7.zip
is available. If you have problems downloading it, I have put it up as
ftp://kalle.csb.ki.se/pub/tmp/K7T_Pro-Turbo_v2.7.zip
I.e. without spaces (there seem to be some problems with netscape and
their site), but I don't think it will solve your problem.
According the the manual available at:
http://www.msi.com.tw/support/manual/6xxx/6330lite/6330litev10a.zip
there is a ps2 keyboard connector on the motherboard.
Do you have one to connect ?
I don't think you can use the usb-keyboard with current boot-floppies (see below).
[to list]
The other issue is if the boot-floppies should be able to use a
usb-keyboard.
According to kernel_source/Documentation/usb/input.txt:
2. Simple Usage
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For the most usual configuration, with one USB mouse and one USB keyboard,
you'll have to load the following modules (or have them built in to the
kernel):
input.o
mousedev.o
keybdev.o
usbcore.o
usb-[uo]hci.o
hid.o
After this, the USB keyboard will work straight away, and the USB mouse
will be available as a character device on major 13, minor 63:
To be able to use it at boot we will need to compile thoose in, or
load them without user intervention.
Keyboard support seems to be built as a module
$ grep USB_KBD 2.2.25-2001-05-12/kernel-config
CONFIG_USB_KBD=m
I don't know what will happen if it is compiled in and you have a
standard keyboard, but I might be able to test it in the weekend.
Regards,
/Karl
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From: Erich Mueller <em@gonzales.swb.de>
Subject: Re: [Karl Hammar <karl@kalle.csb.ki.se>] Re: installation problem
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 17:37:39 +0200 (CEST)
...
>
> The case bears a Compaq Presario sticker Inside is a MSI 6330 LITE
> (K7T) bios version 2.6 (in the meantime a version 2.7 has been made
> available and apearantly retracted again, since I can no longer download
> it(says not not avaiable when I ask for
>
> http://msi-1.colt-isc.de/download/bios/63xx/K7T Pro-Turbo v2.7.zip
>
>
> >
> > > The keyboard actually doas work for the initial selection and help with
> > > the functionkeys. No problem to do input at the first prompt when it asks
> > > for selectors and boot parameters.
> >
> > Hmm, ok, this is the syslinux stuff.
> All input from keyboard works ok here still.
>
> >
> > > The machine then proceeds with the boot
> > > process and some line come up stating no AT keyboard, keyboard timeout.
> > > Then the boot continues until the first screen of acknowledgements
> > > comes up and there it hangs waiting for input to continue past that
> > > screen.
> >
> > If you press ctrl-s while the kernel is booting (that's for pause),
> > does the scrolling stop? FYI, you can stop pausing with ctrl-q.
>
> Only before the message about missing AT keyboard is shown.
>
> >
> > I'm trying to figure out if it's a kernel issue or what...
>
> I think it should be the kernel since keyboard input works before
> reporting the keyboard timeout of the at style keyboard
>
> >
> > > Seems like there is no curernt solution available for this. I have
> > > another night at work and when I will have restored my mental
> > > capabilities I will take the disk out of the machine and install on
> > > another machine. (probably not before next weekend)
> >
> > Well, please stick around for testing. Keep an eye on the changelogs.
>
> I will.
>
> >
> > Have you searched the web for others with this problem?
>
> Partially. I will extend the searxch tonight to see if I can find more to
> this topic.
>
> >
> > There must be a way we can work around this... I suspect a kernel
> > argument might do the trick, if not a hidden BIOS setting...
>
> I am sure tehre is a way. Maybe 2.4 kernels?
>
> thanks,
> Erich
>
>
>
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