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From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc:
Subject: Re: install/57826: NetBSD-10.0_RC2-i386-install.img installer
keyboard does not work
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2024 10:35:49 +0100
On Sat, Jan 06, 2024 at 09:10:01PM +0000, ea1abz%gmail.com@localhost wrote:
> >Description:
> Old Compal D75 laptop.
[kbd not working]
Without the concrete hardware at hand we can not really help here, but need
more debug information. This is slightly hard to get in your situation,
maybe recording a video of the whole boot process is an option?
To get the debug info from the running machine (after boot):
Can you try a different external keyboard? Or try with the external one
connected already during boot?
Then exit the installer (Ctrl-C should do, or in the main menu choose the
exit option).
We need the kernel error messages while attaching the internal keyboard,
you can see them either by:
more /var/run/dmesg.boot
or
dmesg | more
In that output search for kbd, typical output from a working laptop looks
like:
[ 1.035664] pckbc1 at acpi0 (KBD0, PNP0303) (kbd port): io 0x60,0x64 irq 1
[ 1.035664] pckbc2 at acpi0 (PS2M, SYN0302) (aux port): irq 12
...
[ 1.035664] pckbd0 at pckbc1 (kbd slot)
[ 1.035664] pckbc1: using irq 1 for kbd slot
[ 1.035664] wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard
[ 1.035664] pms0 at pckbc1 (aux slot)
[ 1.035664] pms0: Synaptics touchpad version 7.2
[ 1.035664] pms0: Extended W mode, Up/down buttons, Palm detect, Multi-finger Report, Reports max
[ 1.035664] pms0: Probed max coordinates right: 5720, top: 4780
[ 1.035664] pckbc1: using irq 12 for aux slot
[ 1.035664] wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0
This is the keyboard driver (wskbd0) and the mouse driver (wsmouse0) attaching
at the internal keyboard controller (pckbc), which usually has two ports,
one for the keyboard and one for the mouse (called "aux").
Martin