Re: [opensuse] How to install on box with no PS2 keyboard port??

2008/2/17, Neil <hok.krat@xxxxxxxxx>:
On Feb 16, 2008 6:54 PM, Chuck <chuck.carson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a Dell Optiplex 521at my new job and it has no PS2 connectors,
its USB only. I have the latest BIOS available for it - A011. The BIOS
has no "Enable Legacy USB Support" option.

When I boot from the 10.3 install media, the keyboard works during the
BIOS phase, but the second the initial install window is displayed the
keyboard is not functional. The default option is to boot from hard
disk. I have no way of selecting Install. I have tried using a PS2
keyboard with a couple different PS2 to USB adaptors just for the hell
of it and nada. I also tried using the miniboot image for a network
install and it has the same problem. The only distro I could find that
had Install as the default choice and thus I could get to Install is
Ubuntu, which I can't live with.

Anyone know any tricks for getting around this problem?

Thanks,.
CC
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Dunno if it's possible in Linux, but I saw a mate of mine use dd to
copy his FreeBSD partition to a laptop disk and boot the laptop
directly from it (lappie had no CD and a busted (or lost) floppy
drive). It was a default FreeBSD kernel before it is customised .
Dunno if it's possible in Linux and dunno if the keyboard would work
after installing.

Neil


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It is a strange problem, it should work if USB Legacy Support is
enabled in BIOS.
Are you sure it is enabled?

Try also to check if there are available BIOS updates from DELL for
your box, maybe it is a bug with USB lecagy support.
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