Unable to install (HID problem?)

snowcrash · n00b Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 1

Hi,

I tried to install Gentoo 1.4 from livecd.
At the boot prompt, I was able to use the keyboard, but after booting not anymore. :cry:

I have an HP Pavillion t280 with HP wireless mouse and keyboard (HID).

I also tried booting from Knoppix livecd. Same problem.

I currently don't have access to PS/2 keyboard/mouse.

Any suggestions?

best regards,
snowcrash

pi314 · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 12:29 pm Post subject:

You should also try those 2.6kernel livecds. They have in most cases better driver/hardware support. Maybe this will solve your Problem

another thing to check is, if "usb keyboard support" is enabled in your bios. I don't realy know if this only enables bios usb keyboard support during bootup, but maybe it'll help

Fubarovic · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:00 pm Post subject:

Is there a BIOS option like "USB keyboard legacy support" and did you try enabling that?

A friend of mine had a lot of trouble installing Linux (any distro) with his USB-keyboard. A 2.6-kernel could helpt tho.
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