FS#11137 - Installation Disc does not allow USB keyboard use during GRUB

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by fa rg (fiod) - Wednesday, 06 August 2008, 20:11 GMT
Last edited by Dan McGee (toofishes) - Friday, 23 January 2009, 02:43 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Installation
Status Closed
Assigned To Simo Leone (neotuli)
Aaron Griffin (phrakture)
Architecture i686
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Installation disc (and fresh install) does not allow the use of USB keyboard
during GRUB.

GRUB can be used with such keyboards - check FaunOS GRUB / default kernel configuration.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Dan McGee (toofishes)
Friday, 23 January 2009, 02:43 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Wednesday, 06 August 2008, 22:45 GMT
AFAIK grub doesn't contain any drivers and relies on your mainboard BIOS. If your BIOS doesn't allow USB keyboard usage, grub won't support it either.
Comment by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Thursday, 07 August 2008, 18:40 GMT
Can you confirm that the exact same machine works with FaunOS and not with the official ISO?
Comment by Nathan Crandall (cactus.ed) - Friday, 08 August 2008, 00:06 GMT
I setup 2 headless servers last night with a USB keyboard. One with the "2008.06" i686 ftp iso, and one wtih the x86_64 bootable USB image. I was able to navigate the grub menus without any issues. Are you sure you have legacy USB turned on in the BIOS?

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