[GLLUG] FreeBSD, USB, and a KVM

[Sean]

I doubt this "answers" your question, but it sounds like F-BSD isn't 
repolling the bus like it should be. When USB upport first came out for 
Linux, there was a set of scripts I think called hotsync or something that 
repolled that usb bus every like 6 seconds (via crontab) to 
detect new devices (and load drivers), you might get away with those or 
look for something similar for F-BSD. 



 On Mon, 12 May 2003, Mike Szumlinski wrote:

> Anyone have any clue on how to get a USB keyboard and mouse to function 
> in FreeBSD 5 with a KVM?  They both work if I boot the system with KVM 
> switched to the FreeBSD box, but the instant I switch to a different 
> system and switch back they don't work anymore.  Here is my usbd.conf 
> file:
> 
> ------
> 
> # See usbd.conf(5) for the description of the format of the file.
> #
> # $FreeBSD: src/etc/usbd.conf,v 1.11 2002/06/18 07:50:16 dougb Exp $
> 
> # Firmware download into the ActiveWire board. After the firmware 
> download is
> # done the device detaches and reappears as something new and shiny 
> automatically.
> #
> device "ActiveWire board, firmware download"
>          vendor  0x0854
>          product 0x0100
>          release 0x0000
>          attach "/usr/local/bin/ezdownload -f 
> /usr/local/share/usb/firmware/0854.0100.0_01.hex ${DE
> VNAME}"
> 
> # Firmware download for Entrega Serial DB25 adapter.
> #
> device "Entrega Serial with UART"
>          product 0x8001
>          vendor  0x1645
>          release 0x0101
>          attach "if ! kldstat -n usio > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then kldload 
> usio; fi"
>          attach "/usr/sbin/ezdownload -v -f 
> /usr/share/usb/firmware/1645.8001.0101 /dev/${DEVNAME}"
> 
> # The entry below starts and stops dhclient when an ethernet device is 
> inserted
> # Caveat: It does not support multiple interfaces (but neither does 
> pccardd,
> # it shouldn't be too big a deal :-)
> #
> device "USB ethernet"
>          devname "[ack]ue[0-9]+"
>          attach  "/etc/pccard_ether ${DEVNAME} start"
>          detach  "/etc/pccard_ether ${DEVNAME} stop"
> 
> # This entry starts the ColdSync tool in daemon mode. Make sure you 
> have an up
> # to date /usr/local/etc/palms. We override the 'listen' settings for 
> port and
> # type in /usr/local/etc/coldsync.conf.
> device "Handspring Visor"
>          devname "ugen[0-9]+"
>          vendor  0x082d
>          product 0x0100
>          release 0x0100
>          attach "/usr/local/bin/coldsync -md -p /dev/${DEVNAME} -t usb"
> 
> # The entry below starts moused when a mouse is plugged in. Moused
> # stops automatically (actually it bombs :) when the device disappears.
> #
> device "Mouse"
>          devname "ums[0-9]+"
>          attach "/usr/sbin/moused -p /dev/${DEVNAME} -I 
> /var/run/moused.${DEVNAME}.pid ; /usr/sbin/
> vidcontrol -m on"
> 
> # The fallthrough entry: Nothing is specified, nothing is done.  And it 
> isn't
> # necessary at all :-).  Just for pretty printing in debugging mode.
> #
> device "USB device"
> 
> device "KB"
> devname "kbd[0-9]+"
> attach  "/usr/sbin/kbdcontrol -k /dev/${DEVNAME} </dev/console
> 
> -----
> 
> 
> Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> -Mike
> 
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