My keyboard is of the USB variety and works for the initial boot prompt of the 1.4_rc2 and _rc3 liveCDs. During the loading process however, my keyboard is not detected, and the install stops at the keymap selection point. I have an Athlon 1300 w/256 MB RAM. It is an HP computer, and the keyboard in question is the multimedia keyboard that comes with their desktops. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot w/ liveCD. 2. Hit enter to load isolinux. Actual Results: My keyboard decides not to function, and I cannot select a keymap. Expected Results: Detected my keyboard. None. Check the link for all I can provide.
could you try latest experimental livecd at www.gentoo.org/~livewire
With the latest CD, my keyboard works. Thank you. I do wish to add one more thing, though: During the initial boot sequence before (if you'll forgive the untechnical description) the status text is colored, I still see two lines that say something similar to "AT keyboard not detected or not present." I am therefore concerned that if I am prompted to input anything before my keyboard is detected (like say, a keymap as in the _rc2 and _rc3 disks), I'd still be out of luck. A timeout before a default value is automatically selected at any such prompt would be adequate in this case, though I would need to do a "loadkeys dvorak" to make the install bearable. Thank you once again. I'm glad this problem was resolved.
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