[SGVLUG] USB keyboards & BIOS (was Grub/keyboard issue (USB?) [longish])

[Michael Proctor-Smith]

On 9/7/05, Emerson, Tom <Tom.Emerson at wbconsultant.com> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Behalf Of Michael Proctor-Smith
> >
> > On 9/6/05, Claude Felizardo <cafelizardo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > but again, the keyboard works fine in the bios config.
> >
> > There is usally a bios setting to enable usb keyboard.
> 
> Yes, and actually the BIOS *IS* set for USB keyboard/storage [and in fact a separate setting for "USB mouse"] but the BIOS/bootup sequence still doesn't see the keyboard unless it is in the PS/2 socket.  I may have to write to the motherboard maker to find out if that setting is correct [maybe something was lost in the translation? nyahh -- that NEVER happens when it comes to computer manuals <sarcasm />]

Check if there is a setting that involves Legacy keyboard, as the bios
will map usb keyboard to the Legacy keyboard address so that things
like dos/lilo/grub that do not read from the hardware directly but
instead let the bios do the work for them.