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Prinmode

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Registered: 2007-02-14

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[Archlinux 0.8]keyboard PS/2 doesn't work in installation, HELP!!

Hi, i'm new in this, i downloaded the Voodoo Beta1 version of archlinux, i run the cd and the boot loaded successfully, then of a moment of load appears the info installation ("Hit ENTER to enter the bash shell") , in that moment my keyboard doesn't work, i'm using a simple keyboard ps/2 .
Now what are i doing? sombody can help me?

pd: english isn't my native language

aRcHaTe

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Registered: 2006-10-24

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Re: [Archlinux 0.8]keyboard PS/2 doesn't work in installation, HELP!!

that seems trange im using a usb keyboard..i got it a few days ago and dindt change anything on xorg.conf..hwdetect does all the work ..before that it was a ps/2...never got anyproblms with that one...maybe bios stuff....

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Prinmode

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Registered: 2007-02-14

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Re: [Archlinux 0.8]keyboard PS/2 doesn't work in installation, HELP!!

yes, i think the same, others distros too fail with my bios , the most common "IDE lost interrupt"
but this never happened me, I don't know what to do. I can't enter to the bash shell, because i nedd hit enter and my keyboard doesn't work.

edit: i have a Intel gc11020m.86.a motherboard with ati integrated chip with a pentium D 3,2 ghz, almost all the installs distros fail with this configuration, this is the part that my keyboard don't work
please helpme

Last edited by Prinmode (2007-02-14 20:38:41)

mutlu_inek

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Registered: 2006-11-18

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Re: [Archlinux 0.8]keyboard PS/2 doesn't work in installation, HELP!!

I think this is a kernel misconfiguration. I had problems with a USB keyboard using a PS/2 adaptor a few years ago. Some distros' installation media did not take this into account. A few worked, though.

You could try to use a PS/2 to USB adaptor or get a USB keyboard. (Or ask the devs to change the kernel config.)

Prinmode

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Registered: 2007-02-14

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Re: [Archlinux 0.8]keyboard PS/2 doesn't work in installation, HELP!!

thanks very much for answer me guys. I will try with a PS/2->USB adapter to see if it this works.

Prinmode

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Registered: 2007-02-14

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Re: [Archlinux 0.8]keyboard PS/2 doesn't work in installation, HELP!!

hi guys, i'm ran the arch installer with the adapter but same happened. So, i'm installed the arch from a livecd, and all ok, but at the time of initiating arch thows me the following error:

hda: dma interrupt recovery
hda: lost interrupt
hda: dma_timer_expiry == 0x24
ide-cd-cmd 0x3 timed out

still with the options noapic and acpi=off in lilo boot it keeps on throwing the same error

mutlu_inek

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Re: [Archlinux 0.8]keyboard PS/2 doesn't work in installation, HELP!!

Since this is a bug regarding the install cd, you should (if you have not yet) post to this thread:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=27994&

Prinmode

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Registered: 2007-02-14

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Re: [Archlinux 0.8]keyboard PS/2 doesn't work in installation, HELP!!

thanks, but i installed the arch 64bit now and all work fine . that was the problem (:shamed:). now i have problems with the 32bit progmans
thnks very much friends.