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Bug#728936: Bug#715408: possibly duplicate: Bug#728936: Debian testing installer does not dectect USB keyboard



On Dec 9, 2013, at 9:05 AM, Andreas Cadhalpun <andreas.cadhalpun@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Hi Manfred,
> 
> I tried to reproduce the problem on my Laptop (i3-2330M) with a Logitech USB keyboard, that Windows 7 reports as:
> HID\VID_046D&PID_C312\7&26B80A52&0&0000
> 
> For me the external keyboard worked in the installer.
> 
> Furthermore I found the strikingly similar bug #728936 [1], where it was suggested, that this is a problem only on PowerPCs, but you had this problem with an i5 processor.
> 
> Thus it would be helpful if you could test, whether your keyboard works with current installers, or if the problem still persists.
> To test this, you don't have to actually install anything on your computer, just burn the installer (or copy it to an USB stick) and check, whether the keyboard works in the 'Select language' screen.
> 
> Best regards,
> Andreas
> 
> 
> 1: http://bugs.debian.org/728936
> 

Hi Andreas,

As noted in bugreport 728936, I tried this with a recent amd64 netinst daily.  It works fine.  The problem only appears on PowerPC hardware.

Rick

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