Use FreeBSD 6.1 with PCBSD

[nichollsd]

PCBSD doesn't let me use my generic USB wireless mouse and keyboard :-(

Bizarrely, FreeBSD 6.1 running KDE 3.5 runs fine, with USB wireless mouse and keyboard.

Conclusion: FreeBSD 6.0 does not support USB wireless mouse and keyboard, but FreeBSD 6.1 does.

So...how do I use FreeBSD 6.1 with PCBSD? And if I can't, does anyone know whether the next release of PCBSD will use FreeBSD 6.1, and if it will does anyone know when the next release is coming...?

Cheers,

Dan :-)

[TerryP]

PCBSD doesn't let me use my generic USB wireless mouse and keyboard :-(

Bizarrely, FreeBSD 6.1 running KDE 3.5 runs fine, with USB wireless mouse and keyboard.

Conclusion: FreeBSD 6.0 does not support USB wireless mouse and keyboard, but FreeBSD 6.1 does.

So...how do I use FreeBSD 6.1 with PCBSD? And if I can't, does anyone know whether the next release of PCBSD will use FreeBSD 6.1, and if it will does anyone know when the next release is coming...?

Cheers,

Dan :-)

My wireless works fine with PC-BSD, but it does not work with the FBSD 6.0/6.1 installers.

I don't know what to say.

Is PC-BSD at least able to detect your keyboard?

[nichollsd]

My wireless works fine with PC-BSD, but it does not work with the FBSD 6.0/6.1 installers.

I don't know what to say.

Is PC-BSD at least able to detect your keyboard?

It is detected as it shows up in dmesg, but it doesn't play. It's a USB keyboard/mouse connected to a laptop, and when it's connected the laptop keyboard doesn't work, but when unplugged the laptop keyboard does work.

Like I said, I've not had any problems with FreeBSD 6.1 on it's own so I'm guessing there is some sort of magical fix involved...

[DragnLord]

your problem is because with the wireless attached you have 2 keyboards and 6.0 doesn't handle that well, it gets confused
6.1 fixes this with kernel option device kbdmux

[T-Keith]

I'm also interested in using 6.1 since it supposedly supports more hardware. Is this possible?

[dracheflieger]

PCBSD doesn't let me use my generic USB wireless mouse and keyboard :-(

Bizarrely, FreeBSD 6.1 running KDE 3.5 runs fine, with USB wireless mouse and keyboard.

Conclusion: FreeBSD 6.0 does not support USB wireless mouse and keyboard, but FreeBSD 6.1 does.



Something improved in 6.1 was usb support according to their changelog.

[antik]

Something improved in 6.1 was usb support according to their changelog.

I have different opinion about USB support in 6.1- It plain sucks, with 6.0 I had no problem mounting my digital camera but with 6.1 it shows me an errors. I downgraded back to 6.0.

I won't recommend release PC-BSD with 6.1 until they resolve bugs and make it stable enough. Waiting for patchset nr1...

[gnutux]

for me, FreeBSD 6.0 did work with my USB keyboard but not my USB mouse (M$ Comfort Optical Mouse 3000).

http://desktopbsd.net/forums/viewtopic. ... ight=#2070 (http://desktopbsd.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2070&highlight=#2070)

gnutux

[Trismegistos]

I've migrating to freebsd 6.1 last week.
Why don't create a port that help to convert a standard freebsd6.1 to pcbsd ?
Using the right deps it is not difficult.
Desktopbsd is moving in this direction creating a port that install on a fresh freebsd all the necessary to convert it in a desktopbsd.

[dracheflieger]

Kris says he's working on one.

[antik]

Kris says he's working on one.

With this port we can install over network:)
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[kmoore134]

A patch from PC-BSD 1.0 to 1.1 will be issued here in the very near future, along with new ISO's. PC-BSD 1.1 will be based on FreeBSD 6.1, and should fix some hardware problems people are experiencing :)

[TerryP]

As long as it dosn't break any hardware that's working now:P