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kasuistry
February 7th, 2010, 18:49
Hi all,

I encounter a really weird problem. When I complete the installation of FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE developer mode without Xorg and ports collection, I reboot the system to login and try to press the Ctrl-Alt-Fx to switch the console. It takes around 10~30 seconds to switch but can be done within 1~2 seconds if I configure the BIOS setting during the reboot (even if nothing has been changed).

The hardware information are listed: "64bits Intel Quad Core", "Nvidia Quadro NVS 290", "USB mouse&keyboard". Yet another mentionable part is that I have added hint.kdbmux.0.disable="1" to my /boot/loader.conf.

Several discussion threads about "nvidia" "usb mouse&keyboard" "slow console switching" are checked, but none of them works.

Thanks in advance,
Kasuistry
Bapabooiee
May 13th, 2010, 06:14
Open the file /boot/loader.conf, and add the following line to it:

hint.kbdmux.0.disabled="1"

Reboot, and the problem should be fixed.

Credit for the fix goes to the authors on this page (http://www.pubbs.net/200811/freebsd/1785-slow-swith-between-console-alt-fx-proliant-dl160.html), but I'm just posting this here so that people Googling for this problem will have a better chance of finding the answer.
SergeySL
March 6th, 2011, 20:22
It disconnects keyboard on single user mode ;)
wblock@
March 6th, 2011, 21:36
This is a USB keyboard, isn't it?
SergeySL
March 7th, 2011, 09:18
No, this is PS/2 keyboard. USB will work?
wblock@
March 7th, 2011, 17:29
No, this is PS/2 keyboard. USB will work?

Don't know, I was thinking about kbdmux being involved with PS/2 and USB keyboards. Check your BIOS settings for USB legacy emulation and anything involving a second input device. Also check for BIOS updates.
SergeySL
March 8th, 2011, 14:59
Latest versions BIOS for HP ProLiant DL 120/140 not supports Legecy USB. I will check USB keyboard later and describe result here.
wblock@
March 8th, 2011, 17:18
On a server, I'd guess the BIOS has a remote access thingie that appears as a second keyboard or port. Worth checking on the FreeBSD mailing lists (freebsd-questions, maybe), or HP support.
volatilevoid
March 9th, 2011, 01:49
I have an Intel S5520SC workstation board and had to remove atkbdc, atkbd and psm from my kernel to get rid of the delay between console switches. It's a board without PS/2 at all though. Also see my thread over here (http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=18100).

Thomas