Countdown while booting the CD could be helpful

pxumsgdxpcvjm · 06-19-2006, 01:47 PM

Hi

I'm installing Slackware in a PC with a USB keyboard. The system doesn't recognize it until Slackware is loaded, so I have to connect a PS/2 keyboard just to press Enter in the "Boot:" prompt. Maybe you could consider setting a countdown for those cases.

I'd like also to say THANKS for Slackware and the Slackware book (and also this forum), as they have helped me _learn_ (not only use) Linux like no other distribution did.

See you

PD: this is not my account, I've just logged in using a bugmenot account

munthe · 06-19-2006, 01:56 PM

Do you use Grub or Lilo to boot the system?
if you use grub you can set timeout = 5 in /boot/grub/grub.conf to set a countdown from 5 seconds.

dennisk · 06-19-2006, 02:48 PM

Check your BIOS setting. There may be an option to set USB legacy (or similar wording) so your USB keyboard is available before an OS loads

Dennisk

MS3FGX · 06-19-2006, 06:25 PM

menthe, he is talking about the installation CD, not the system boot loader.

Looking in the BIOS for USB keyboard settings sounds like the best plan.

pxumsgdxpcvjm · 06-19-2006, 07:47 PM

I didn't know about that option

It works fine, contrary to what I thought (it's an Intel mini-keyboard + touchpad that I couldn't get to work on WinXP).

Thanks for your time