[syslinux] pxelinux 4.04 - keyboard not working?

[Per Jessen]

Gene Cumm wrote:

> On Nov 22, 2011 5:03 AM, "Per Jessen" <per at computer.org> wrote:
>>
>> Gene Cumm wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 06:09, Per Jessen <per at computer.org> wrote:
>> >> I tried moving up to 4.04 this weekend - seemed to work fine,
>> >> except that the keyboard didn't work (for selecting what to boot).
>> >> I went
>> >> back to 3.86 instead, which worked fine.  Anything special about
>> >> 4.04 in this respect?
>> >
>> > Nope.
>> >
>> > 1) Could you describe the hardware?  Make/model and BIOS revision?
>>
>> HP DL380G3, bios P29.  PS/2 keyboard.
> 
> Thanks.  I've seen issues occasionally with USB devices on specific
> machines.  I presume the latest BIOS rev?

I haven't checked, but I'm pretty certain that box was upgraded long
ago. 

>> > 2) Are you using (vesa)menu.c32 at all?  If so, have you tried
>> > without?
>>
>> No menus, just plain text with a one line prompt.
> 
> I presume no directive that changes the behavior like SERIAL or
> CONSOLE?
 > Enabled console redirection over serial in the BIOS?  Using the 
> physical console or iLO?

This is the config (that works with 3.86):

serial 0 9600
default xen
prompt 1
timeout 50
say Choose normal, xen, install or memtest:

label normal

etc. 

I'll try commenting out the "serial 9600" and see what happens. 


/Per Jessen, Zürich