On Feb 16, 2008 6:54 PM, Chuck wrote:

I have a Dell Optiplex 521at my new job and it has no PS2 connectors, its USB only. I have the latest BIOS available for it - A011. The BIOS has no "Enable Legacy USB Support" option.

When I boot from the 10.3 install media, the keyboard works during the BIOS phase, but the second the initial install window is displayed the keyboard is not functional. The default option is to boot from hard disk. I have no way of selecting Install. I have tried using a PS2 keyboard with a couple different PS2 to USB adaptors just for the hell of it and nada. I also tried using the miniboot image for a network install and it has the same problem. The only distro I could find that had Install as the default choice and thus I could get to Install is Ubuntu, which I can't live with.

Anyone know any tricks for getting around this problem?

Thanks,. CC -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Dunno if it's possible in Linux, but I saw a mate of mine use dd to copy his FreeBSD partition to a laptop disk and boot the laptop directly from it (lappie had no CD and a busted (or lost) floppy drive). It was a default FreeBSD kernel before it is customised . Dunno if it's possible in Linux and dunno if the keyboard would work after installing. Neil -- There are two kinds of people: 1. People who start their arrays with 1. 1. People who start their arrays with 0. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Chuck wrote:

I have a Dell Optiplex 521at my new job and it has no PS2 connectors, its USB only. I have the latest BIOS available for it - A011. The BIOS has no "Enable Legacy USB Support" option.

When I boot from the 10.3 install media, the keyboard works during the BIOS phase, but the second the initial install window is displayed the keyboard is not functional. The default option is to boot from hard disk. I have no way of selecting Install. I have tried using a PS2 keyboard with a couple different PS2 to USB adaptors just for the hell of it and nada. I also tried using the miniboot image for a network install and it has the same problem. The only distro I could find that had Install as the default choice and thus I could get to Install is Ubuntu, which I can't live with.

Anyone know any tricks for getting around this problem?

Thanks,. CC

All I can say is it should work. One of the boxes we have is an Optiplex 280 with no ps2 and using usb keyboard and mouse worked fine during the 10.3 install -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org