Why my ACER keyboard is unusable when I install freebsd?
 

After I boot my machin from the CD1 of freebsd 5.2.1, I find that my ACER keyboard is unusable.
I can't even light the NumLock!!
Why? Somebody said that ACER keyboard is not compatibl with freebsd. Is that true?

I am very sad!!!:mad:

Is it a standard ps/2 keyboard?

Apparently, yes:

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Acer_Keyboard_...369941/TabId/4

But there might be a lot of different models around...

It is ps/2 port.

What is it? A adapter?
But I can use by keyboard in windows and linux..
Also, I can use it in the boot menu of freebsd CD1.
:newbie:

That's a very weird problem you got up there :). Well, I also have a weird problem with BSD. I use a data transfer switch, so I can share mouse, keyboard and monitor with different computers. All works fine, but if I switch from BSD to another machine and them come back to BSD, the mouse is dead and I've to reboot BSD :(...

If it's not a kvm, but a passive model (old skool type) then that could be the problem. The kvm's keep a constant connection to the ports so it knows there is a keyboard/mouse/monitor attached. The old skool ones act just as if you unplug the mouse/key/monitor from one computer and plug it into the other and that will sometimes drop the mouse / keyboard / monitor connection.

Hmmmm, thanks Marble!. Well, yeah, this is a very, very old switch, so that could be the problem :(.