USB mouse keyboard

Forum: HD Install
Topic: USB mouse keyboard
started by: linuxlover12345

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Posted by linuxlover12345 on Oct. 06 2004,03:21

I am a newbie at DSL, but I am very annoyed because when I first boot from the CD, and DSL asks me to press enter to start process, I press enter on my wireless USB keyboard and it works. Then DSL goes through it's boot process, and when I finally get to the main desktop screen, my mouse and keyboard don't work. Is there a way to somehow disable USB config so that it works exactly like the enter screen? I also have a PS/2 mouse installed and when I move it it goes to the screen that the USB config, processor, and stuff was set up, before it went visual, and I get the error

Failed to load groupfile:
Screen: :BScreem: managing screen 0 using visual 0x21, depth 24

Also, the keyboard obviosly works, because when I type in this terminal like state weird things like [^G] come up.

Please help me...

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Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Oct. 06 2004,03:28

first off, *ahem*

Welcome to the Revolution!!!

okay, as for disabling usb detection, at the boot prompt, type "dsl nousb" without the quotes of course. ^_^

second, you don't HAVE to press enter for it to boot, after 30 seconds, if i remember correctly, it boots the default settings.

as for your error, that has nothing to do with your mouse, that's just the messege that the Kdrive X server gives. don't worry about it, everyone has that, and X still starts, so its all good.

also, if the nousb option doesn't work, you can always go out and pick up a cheap ps/2 keyboard for less than $3 US.

-J.P.
SaidinUnleashed

EDITUS: also, you may have to turn on usb keyboard support in your bios. depending on what bios you have it might be called Usb keyboard emulation or even something else.

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