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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:12:07 -0700
From: "ron minnich" <rminnich@gmail.com>
To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] USB keyboard/mouse
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On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 4:27 PM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to use a Logitech USB Keyboard+Mouse in Plan 9. The keyboard
>> is running in the bios, but when Plan 9 is starting the keyboard is not
>> responding. I can't select where is the root partition (hit enter).
>>
>> Any help?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> either
> (a)     compile a kernel without usb support and use that, or
>
> (b)     add usb/usbd and usb/kb to your startup scripts in
>        termrc or cpurc.
>

There are some bios'es in which there is a third option: enable USB
emulation in the bios for PS/2 kb and mouse. Ugly, but it works.

ron