August 11, 20223 yr I'm currently running 6.10.3 with a Threadripper 3960X and an MSI TRX40 Pro 10G motherboard with a wired keyboard plugged into one of the usb3.0 motherboard headers. I'm able to use the motherboard in the Bios, but when the unRAID boot selection screen comes up I can't move the selection. I've tried the cursor keys and the tab key. No key on the keyboard does anything. The keyboard is still receiving power since I can see the numlock key light lit up. I've also tried changing the USB Configuration in the Bios with no change. All I was trying to do was select the MemTest boot to test some new ECC memory I purchased. Has anyone ever experienced this before? Edited February 15, 20233 yr by FQs19 solved
August 11, 20223 yr Community Expert 21 minutes ago, FQs19 said: All I was trying to do was select the MemTest boot to test some new ECC memory I purchased. Builtin memtest can't test ECC anyway. Go to memtest86.com
August 11, 20223 yr Author 8 minutes ago, trurl said: Builtin memtest can't test ECC anyway. Go to memtest86.com I did notice the tests were different so I'll make a memtest86 boot drive and test them, but what about not being able to change the boot selection?
August 11, 20223 yr Community Expert 13 minutes ago, FQs19 said: what about not being able to change the boot selection? 46 minutes ago, FQs19 said: No key on the keyboard does anything Seems keyboard not working. What is it? How is it attached?
August 11, 20223 yr Author 18 minutes ago, trurl said: Seems keyboard not working. What is it? How is it attached? The keyboard is a Kensington wired keyboard model M01181 It's plugged into a USB 3.0 motherboard port.
August 11, 20223 yr Community Expert Have you tried another port? USB3 not needed for keyboard anyway
August 11, 20223 yr Author 6 minutes ago, trurl said: Have you tried another port? USB3 not needed for keyboard anyway The motherboard only has USB3 ports and yes I've tried all of them. USB2 ports are rare to find on new motherboards so it would be nice to see full support of USB3.
August 11, 20223 yr Community Expert 8 minutes ago, FQs19 said: USB2 ports are rare to find on new motherboards Most still have USB2 headers. Does the keyboard work on another computer? Have you tried another keyboard on your server? Does anything else work if you plug it into that port?
August 13, 20223 yr Author On 8/11/2022 at 5:32 PM, trurl said: Most still have USB2 headers. Does the keyboard work on another computer? Have you tried another keyboard on your server? Does anything else work if you plug it into that port? The motherboard has one USB2 header inside the case. Can't attach the keyboard outside the case to it. The keyboard works in every situation except during the blue unRAID boot selection screen. And yes it works fine on other computers as well. Right now I'm stuck with unRAID always booting to memtest and have no idea how to edit the flash drive so it boots into GUI mode. Can you tell me what file on the flash I need to edit to change the default unRAID boot mode from memtest to GUI?
August 15, 20223 yr Author After getting unRAID to boot back up into the GUI, I did extensive testing and I still can't change the boot selection during booting. I've got no clue and hope someone here could help solve this problem. I've tried multiple keyboards, different USB3.0 ports, a USB2.0 header port, and I still couldn't change the boot selection during the booting process. The three keyboards I've tried all work perfectly fine on other computers. They also work in the bios and in the GUI, once unRAID starts, on the unRAID server. As a last resort, I even flashed a new USB flash drive, and I still couldn't change the boot selection option. I've checked the USB flash drive with CHKDSK and didn't find any errors. I've cleared the motherboard CMOS multiple times with no change. I'm wondering if there's some configuration on my flash drive that is causing this issue or if someone can spot something in my diagnostics that could be the culprit. Any help is appreciated. Thanks threadripper19-diagnostics-20220814-1947.zip
August 15, 20223 yr Author 1 minute ago, trurl said: Maybe disable any fast boot option in BIOS? That's something I always disable on the first boot. I also tried changing the USB boot options in the BIOS, like LEGACY USB, to different configurations with no change.
February 15, 20233 yr Author Solution I pulled the USB flash drive and edited the boot selection to boot into the GUI. I haven't had time to check to see if I'm able to change boot selection so I'm marking this as solved.
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