On 02/01/2017 11:00 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
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On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 07:56:32AM +0100, Pierre Couderc wrote:
On 02/01/2017 02:28 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 18:20:29 +0100 Pierre Couderc <pie...@couderc.eu>
wrote:
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Thank you Patrick, but it is not a hardware problem.
Try it anyway. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work.
The reason I suggested it was years ago I had the same problem -- old
computer, modern USB keyboard [...]
Well, this is not my problem, as the USB keyboard works for Windows
AND in the BIOS !
Anyway, you are right, I shall try that (if I can find an old PS2
keyboard !) in case it solves the problem without further searching
: this computer is a gift to an non profit association.
But, I do not like to not understand !
Again: nobody is suggesting it's a hardware problem. Just that we
suspect that you *can* convince your BIOS to "simulate" a traditional
keyboard, just for GRUB. Once the full linux is up and running,
USB is not that much of a problem.
So the questions there ("BIOS?", "PS/2 interface?") are not because
people here don't know what they are doing, but rather to get a feeling
on what kind of machine we have.
Machines having USB *and* PS/2 keyboard interface almost surely have
a way to set "legacy peripherals" in BIOS (this was the transition
period) *except* the very first ones. But if the BIOS itself works
with USB, then... nearly sure.
But if you want to know, here are some links for you:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2226621
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+bug/60177
http://askubuntu.com/questions/423036/grub-not-responding-to-keyboard
http://askubuntu.com/questions/59372/grub-loader-and-usb-keyboard
https://www.mail-archive.com/bug-grub@gnu.org/msg05653.html
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/usb-keyboard-not-working-no-bios-no-grub-menu-selection-4175518913/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/grub-and-usb-keyboards-432135-print/
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2269776
Enjoy :-)
- -- t
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I am obliged to stop the search to not spend my life on this problem...
I did use the workaround given by Patrick : I did success finding an old
PS2 keyboard (it is not so easy in a small town...) and now I can install...
I think that the legacy option may be a solution, but now I do not
success to enter the BIOS again...
Anyway, I do not understand why the BIOS is able to work with this USB
keyboard and the iso debian install disk is not...
But, I can live without understanding.
Thank you all, now I can install...
PC
