Public bug reported: 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 ---------------------- Computer was not responding to any of the keys entered on the USB keyboard Hardware -------- 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 ---- 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(dated 29-Mar-2016) UBoot has been replaced by TianoCore UEFI using the steps described in: https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/gigabyte-mp30-ar0-flashing-uefi/ Notes ----- USB keyboard was properly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 ** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1564216 Title: USB keyboard is not working in Ubuntu Xenial installer for Gigabyte MP30-AR0 (APM X-Gene 1) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1564216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs