[Bug 1564216] Re: USB keyboard is not working in Ubuntu Xenial installer for Gigabyte MP30-AR0 (APM X-Gene 1)
Ronald Maas
ronaldjmaas at gmail.com
Mon May 23 03:04:31 UTC 2016
I tested with latest Xenial arm64 Mini ISO from http://ports.ubuntu.com
/ubuntu-ports/dists/xenial/main/installer-
arm64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso (dated 20-Apr-2016) and USB
keyboard was not working.
Is there a more recent arm64 ISO available which I can test?
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Title:
USB keyboard is not working in Ubuntu Xenial installer for Gigabyte
MP30-AR0 (APM X-Gene 1)
Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
When I start the Ubuntu Xenial Installer, the USB keyboard is not
working. The installer was started from UEFI Shell using the command:
FS1:\EFI\BOOT\BOOTAA64.EFI
I had to restart the installer using the kernel option
'console=ttyS0,115200' and then use a serial connection.
Expected to happen
-----------------
Able to use USB keyboard to navigate through installer menus
What actually happened
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Computer was not responding to any of the keys entered on the USB keyboard
Hardware
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Gigabyte MP30-AR0 motherboard with APM X-Gene 1 processor flashed with TianoCore UEFI
Kingston KVR16LE11S8/4HB 16 GB ECC DDR3 DRAM
HGST Deskstar NAS 6 TB drive
Logitech USB keyboard
Software
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Ubuntu Xenial Mini ISO downloaded from http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/xenial/main/installer-arm64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso (dated 29-Mar-2016)
UBoot has been replaced by TianoCore UEFI using the steps described in: https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/gigabyte-mp30-ar0-flashing-uefi/
Notes
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USB keyboard was properly working in UEFI before starting the Ubuntu installer
Both Centos 7.2 and Debian Testing were successfully installed on the system and running stable
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