[Bug 1050855] Re: External USB keyboard stops working when d-i starts on mac mini

[Colin Watson]

The "human-keyboard screen" is in fact the boot loader, in this case
syslinux.  It's important to distinguish between this and the running
system.

Ordinarily the fact that the keyboard works during the desktop
installation (once the kernel is up) but doesn't work in d-i (the server
installer) would indicate that some module is not being delivered in the
appropriate udeb.  However, all of hid-generic, hid-apple, and usbhid
are present in the input-modules udeb, which is used by d-i.

I don't suppose any of these modules require firmware or something?

** Also affects: syslinux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: syslinux (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: syslinux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  External USB keyboard stops working when d-i starts on mac mini

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “syslinux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Quantal server 20120914 and Precise server 20120913.1 on  mac mini.

  The keystrokes of the usb keyboard at the language selection menu of
  the quantal-server-amd64+mac installation are not recognised. Pressing
  the enter key does not enable the installation to progress and the
  installation is stuck at the language selection menu.

  The behaviour is very similar to 1017879( fix released), but this time with mac mini on precise and quantal.
  --- 
  AcpiTables: Error: command ['pkexec', '/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py'] failed with exit code 127: Error executing /usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py: Permission denied
  ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu2    1885 F.... pulseaudio
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=e62441a3-3cab-4c4d-b104-51d6c90a7d63
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64+mac (20120914)
  IwConfig:
   eth0      no wireless extensions.
   
   lo        no wireless extensions.
  MachineType: Apple Inc. Macmini5,1
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-14-generic root=UUID=856e20b0-c2e5-4497-be1e-bad633ced47d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.17-generic 3.5.3
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-14-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-14-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.91
  RfKill:
   0: hci0: Bluetooth
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  Tags:  quantal running-unity
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  WifiSyslog:
   
  dmi.bios.date: 10/20/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: MM51.88Z.0077.B0F.1110201309
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
  dmi.board.name: Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1
  dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.board.version: Macmini5,1
  dmi.chassis.type: 16
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMM51.88Z.0077.B0F.1110201309:bd10/20/2011:svnAppleInc.:pnMacmini5,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1:rvrMacmini5,1:cvnAppleInc.:ct16:cvrMac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1:
  dmi.product.name: Macmini5,1
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.

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