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Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso

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On 02/01/2017 11:00 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
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> On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 07:56:32AM +0100, Pierre Couderc wrote:
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>> On 02/01/2017 02:28 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote:
>>> On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 18:20:29 +0100 Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu>
>>> wrote:
> [...]
>
>>>> Thank you Patrick, but it is not a hardware problem.
>>> Try it anyway.  If it doesn't work, it doesn't work.
>>>
>>> The reason I suggested it was years ago I had the same problem -- old
>>> computer, modern USB keyboard [...]
>> Well, this is not my problem, as the USB keyboard works for Windows
>> AND in the BIOS !
>> Anyway, you are right, I shall try that (if I can find an old PS2
>> keyboard !) in case it solves the problem without further searching
>> : this computer is a gift to an non profit association.
>> But, I do not like to not understand !
> Again: nobody is suggesting it's a hardware problem. Just that we
> suspect that you *can* convince your BIOS to "simulate" a traditional
> keyboard, just for GRUB. Once the full linux is up and running,
> USB is not that much of a problem.
>
> So the questions there ("BIOS?", "PS/2 interface?") are not because
> people here don't know what they are doing, but rather to get a feeling
> on what kind of machine we have.
>
> Machines having USB *and* PS/2 keyboard interface almost surely have
> a way to set "legacy peripherals" in BIOS (this was the transition
> period) *except* the very first ones. But if the BIOS itself works
> with USB, then... nearly sure.
>
> But if you want to know, here are some links for you:
>
>   https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2226621
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+bug/60177
>   http://askubuntu.com/questions/423036/grub-not-responding-to-keyboard
>   http://askubuntu.com/questions/59372/grub-loader-and-usb-keyboard
>   https://www.mail-archive.com/bug-grub@gnu.org/msg05653.html
>   http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/usb-keyboard-not-working-no-bios-no-grub-menu-selection-4175518913/
>   http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/grub-and-usb-keyboards-432135-print/
>   https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2269776
>
> Enjoy :-)
>
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I am obliged to stop the search to not spend my life on this problem...
I did use the workaround given by Patrick : I did success finding an old 
PS2 keyboard (it is not so easy in a small town...) and now I can install...
I think that the legacy option may be a solution, but now I do not 
success to enter the BIOS again...
Anyway, I do not understand why the BIOS is  able to work with this USB 
keyboard and the iso debian install disk is not...
But, I can live without understanding.

Thank you all, now I can install...
PC

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Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2017-01-30 20:00 +0100
  Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2017-01-31 00:00 +0100
    Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2017-01-31 09:20 +0100
  Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-01-31 09:50 +0100
    Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2017-01-31 13:40 +0100
      Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2017-01-31 18:00 +0100
        Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2017-01-31 18:30 +0100
          Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2017-01-31 23:50 +0100
            Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2017-02-01 00:50 +0100
              Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Henning <henning@itcfollmann.com> - 2017-02-01 02:20 +0100
          Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2017-02-01 02:30 +0100
            Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2017-02-01 08:00 +0100
              Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-02-01 11:10 +0100
                Re: Impossible to install debian-8.7.1-i386-netinst.iso Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2017-02-01 16:40 +0100

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