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Solution Type Problem Resolution Sure Solution 1018593.1 : Solaris[TM] Operating System: boot messages report 'Error with console keyboard'.
PreviouslyPublishedAs 230287 Symptoms After executing 'boot' from the OBP (ok) prompt, Solaris[TM] Operating System(OS) starts to load, the message 'Error with console keyboard' is reported, then the Universal Serial Bus(USB) keyboard becomes in-operable. Resolution Solaris[TM] Operating System: boot messages report 'Error with console keyboard'. If the SUN machine is a V210, V240 or V250 refer to Sun Alert 57688 for special instructions. Alternately, this problem has been seen with USB keyboards attached through third party USB keyboard, video, mouse(kvm) switches. Installing consconfig patch 116484-01 should suppress this error message, but the keyboard may still be in-operable. Normal output of the usb keyboard using cfgadm. # cfgadm -l | grep usb-kbd usb0/2 usb-kbd connected configured ok If the output of the cfgadm command reports the keyboard as 'disconnected' or To reset the device. cfgadm -x usb_reset -y <device name> i.e usb0/2 <-- device name from previous cfgadm cmd.. To configure/connect the device. cfgadm -c configure <device name> i.e usb0/2 If the keyboard just won't work via the kvm switch, but works when directly If the SUN machine is a V210, V240 or V250 refer to Sun Alert 57688 for special instructions. Relief/Workaround Additional Information See Also: Please reference http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/USB.html for SUN recommended Ref SUN Alert 57688 Sun Fire[TM] V210/V240/V250 Systems Pre-Installed With Solaris[TM] 9 May Fail to Boot Properly When a USB Keyboard and Mouse Are Added Product Solaris 9 Operating System Sun Fire V250 Server Sun Fire V210 Server Sun Fire V240 Server Internal Comments The following is strictly for the use of Sun employees: Escalate this to the PTS-Networks organization only if everything has been tried, usb, keyboard, boot, ok, v240, kvm, console, 57688 Previously Published As 78841 Change History Date: 2005-05-13 User Name: 7058 Action: Approved Comment: Update OK to republish. Review date OK. Version: 6 Date: 2005-05-13 User Name: 7058 Action: Accept Comment: Version: 0 Date: 2005-05-13 User Name: 29883 Attachments This solution has no attachment |
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