Hi if I run fedora core 7 test1 live cd x86 on a macbook core 2 duo, the keyboard isn't usable until the kernel has booted, i.e. it doesn't work in grub. I've tried ubuntu feisty (development) herd3 and this also happens. Steps to reproduce: 1. press c on macbook startup. 2. boot from live cd 3. grub doesn't detect the keyboard and you can't change the kernel live cd boots. workaround: 4. let the cd start, and once gdm has started the keyboard works. 5. reboot. 6. the keyboard works on grub this bug has also been reported in ubuntu bug tracker: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/syslinux/+bug/79172 thanks
I wonder if this is related to the MacBook's BIOS(/EFI layer) On the Core 2 Duo's it's easily reproducable. This doesn't just happen on Live CD's it also happens with grub once the OS is installed. However this doesn't happen 100% of the time - I'd say that 3/4 of the time the keyboard doesn't work in grub, I've not managed to work out the exact steps that allow the keyboard to work. Plugging in an external keyboard works but - you must plugin the USB keyboard AFTER grub starts - not before. This happens with and without rEFIt intall.ed
Moving to 'devel' as discussed on https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-March/msg00095.html.
this also happens on fedora core 6. I thought reporting on the lastest development snapshot was more correct.
This problem is not limited to MacBooks. I see the same thing happening on a Dell Precision 690 Workstation. If I am using a USB keyboard, you cannot switch option in the bootloader for the LiveCD 7 test4. If you use a PS2 keyboard, it works fine. Also, the keyboard works fine with the BIOS since I can use it to select all the options needed to boot from CD. So keyboard operation and connectivity through a USB hub and plugged directly into the machine have all been verified and all do not work with the bootloader.
*** Bug 238354 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Hi this bug still happens on fedora 7 live x86 thanks
Hi again Good news is that mephis 6.5 64bits boot loader (I think it's a customized grub) doesn't suffer this bug. Can someone look into mephis changes? thanks
Any new on this?
I know that it is still a problem with my Dell Precision 690 Workstation using F8test1 LiveCD. PS2 keyboard works fine, USB keyboard does not. The workaround in the original bug report doesn't work for me though. Always dead once grub pops up but does work after it boots to the default.
Based on the date this bug was created, it appears to have been reported against rawhide during the development of a Fedora release that is no longer maintained. In order to refocus our efforts as a project we are flagging all of the open bugs for releases which are no longer maintained. If this bug remains in NEEDINFO thirty (30) days from now, we will automatically close it. If you can reproduce this bug in a maintained Fedora version (7, 8, or rawhide), please change this bug to the respective version and change the status to ASSIGNED. (If you're unable to change the bug's version or status, add a comment to the bug and someone will change it for you.) Thanks for your help, and we apologize again that we haven't handled these issues to this point. The process we're following is outlined here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/F9CleanUp We will be following the process here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping to ensure this doesn't happen again.
This bug has been in NEEDINFO for more than 30 days since feedback was first requested. As a result we are closing it. If you can reproduce this bug in the future against a maintained Fedora version please feel free to reopen it against that version. The process we're following is outlined here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/F9CleanUp