Bug#697035: installer: kb and mouse don't work on a decTop (NSC geode processor)
Hi,
On 03/01/13 06:06, Phil McCracken wrote:
> Totally generic USB kb and USB mouse [...]
I have some AMD Geode NX / CS5535-based devices (Wyse Sx0) which only
allow me to enter the BIOS menu with a *specific* USB keyboard out of
about 3 or 4 that I tried. (A cheap and uninteresting one branded
"SWEEX" works; a more expensive Cherry and some others didn't).
It would be interesting to see your output of `lsusb -v` when the
keyboard is working.
I think at GRUB/syslinux prompts, these devices had the same problem so
I ended up setting up a serial console to work on them.
I guess they don't initialise keyboard input (similar to a PS/2 keyboard
not plugged in at boot time), unless it detects some particular USB
vendor/model/chipset or something.
After booting a 'full' system such as Debian Live, something triggers
the keyboard/mouse to start working. I'm surprised graphical-mode d-i
doesn't do this though.
> [...] pretty much run out of options with linux for these machines and
> am about to try kfreebsd.
If you do actually try that, please let me know how it goes!
Regards,
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Steven Chamberlain
steven@pyro.eu.org
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