Keyboard works in BIOS but not in boot selection screen

[Roast Beast]

I've got a strange problem with my motherboard, Gigabyte P55-UD3R. My USB keyboard works fine on the POST screen, BIOS and Windows, but it doesn't work at all in the boot selection screen or GRUB (I dual boot). The mobo has a PS/2 port so I tried using a USB to PS/2 adapter, but then the keyboard wouldn't work at all, POST screen or GRUB. The BIOS has a USB Legacy Device option which I've tried both Enabled and Disabled, no difference.

Has anyone else ran into this issue before, and if so how did you solve it?

[CombineGuru]

Does a standard PS/2 keyboard work?

[Blarg190]

Yeah I have same issue it works with PS/2, but not USB.
I have a logitech g11.

[R2Bl3nd]

You have to enable USB keyboards in the BIOS. Look around for the option, it should be there somewhere.

[Roast Beast]

[QUOTE=CombineGuru;17851865]Does a standard PS/2 keyboard work?[/QUOTE]

Don't know, if I can find one I'll test it.

[QUOTE=R2Bl3nd;17852287]You have to enable USB keyboards in the BIOS. Look around for the option, it should be there somewhere.[/QUOTE]

My last mobo had options for enabling USB keyboards and mice but this one doesn't, only has the Legacy USB option.

[Blarg190]

It is enabled. Try the linux section since they may know more about grub. I did find this in google.: [url]https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+bug/60177[/url]

[Roast Beast]

It's not a problem with GRUB, nothing between the POST screen and Windows recognizes the keyboard including the motherboard boot menu and the "start windows normally" screen you get after a crash.

Also, is there a difference between the USB-PS/2 adapters for mice and keyboards besides the color? I've been using one that came with a mouse because I don't have the other kind.

[JohnEdwards]

Set it from PS2 to auto

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or halt on no errors

[Roast Beast]

There's no entry anywhere in the BIOS for the PS/2 port.

The more I think about it the more I'm convinced it's a bug in the BIOS, I'll email Gigabyte and see what they have to say about it.

[toad]

I have the same problem with the same motherboard, a fix would be great if you find one.

[JohnEdwards]

it isn't a bug it is a setting just spend some time looking for keyboard mouse or ps2/usb controller

[R2Bl3nd]

If your motherboard is Gigabyte, you can upgrade the BIOS and possibly enable that option. After I updated my Gigabyte motherboard's BIOS, I noticed that option. I'm not sure if it was there before, though.

[Roast Beast]

[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;17853851]it isn't a bug it is a setting just spend some time looking for keyboard mouse or ps2/usb controller[/QUOTE]

At the very least it's a missing feature, one which I hope they'll include in a future BIOS update. And yeah for the time being I'll just pick up a cheap PS/2 keyboard.

[QUOTE=R2Bl3nd;17854503]If your motherboard is Gigabyte, you can upgrade the BIOS and possibly enable that option. After I updated my Gigabyte motherboard's BIOS, I noticed that option. I'm not sure if it was there before, though.[/QUOTE]

This is a pretty new mobo, no BIOS updates are available yet except a beta :frown:

[yngndrw]

Are you using a USB hub ? I've had this problem when using a hub, but without the hub it works fine for me.

[Roast Beast]

[QUOTE=yngndrw;17859519]Are you using a USB hub ? I've had this problem when using a hub, but without the hub it works fine for me.[/QUOTE]

Nope, no hub.

[Roast Beast]

For those with the same problem I got a response from Gigabyte today, they suggested updating to the latest BIOS (beta, stable but not feature complete). I did and that fixed the issue.