Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 13:31:02 +0500 From: "Haikal Saadh" <wyldephyre2@yahoo.com> To: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au>, "Michel Van Simaeys" <michel.van.simaeys@skynet.be>, <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Trying to install FreeBsd for the very first time. Message-ID: <000101c06809$9c56c320$97c101ca@oemcomputer> References: <000c01c0679d$4d119c20$fae0043e@sky40294> <003a01c067a9$411b0e40$847e03cb@apana.org.au>
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Damn right!!!
My dad's laptop's (toshiba satellite 2100CDT) sooooo geared for windows, =
you can't even change the display's brigtness unless it's in =
windows...all the fn+Fx keys pop up little windows dialogs that you =
click on instead of cycling thru all the options like they used to (on =
previous laptops i've seen/used).
But as for the problem at hand:
/boot.config: -P
Keyboard: no
^^
I'd hazard a a guess and say your keyboards not being =
detected...if you've got an extra keyboard lying around, try plugging =
that in.
From: Doug Young=20
To: Michel Van Simaeys ; freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG=20
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 2:43 AM
Subject: Re: Trying to install FreeBsd for the very first time.
I don't know that beast at all .... probably none of them roamed as =
far from home as Australia :) However I have attempted to install =
various renditions of FreeBSD on some of the more exotic hardware & =
invariably discovered (presumably) new / hitherto undiscovered =
"features".=20
=20
If by"portable" you mean some flavor of laptop then I'm not at all =
surprised you are getting weird results .... seems most laptop =
manufacturers search out the most unusual bits that are guaranteed to =
give problems with any O/S bar Win9x !!!
=20
Probably the best place to start here (assuming you have the patience =
of Job) is to provide the list with a complete summary of what is in the =
machine .... VGA adaptor / audio adaptor / IDE controller / motherboard =
chipset / RAM / CPU manufacturer / NIC (if installed) / modem as someone =
may have had experience with some or all those bits.
My suggestion for what its worth is to exchange the thing for a =
regular "common or garden variety" box ... preferably one of the generic =
"built in someone's backyard" style rather than a Compaq / Digital / IBM =
/ Fujitsu type one as those are often inclined to be Win9x devotees.=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Michel Van Simaeys=20
To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG=20
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 6:18 AM
Subject: Trying to install FreeBsd for the very first time.
Dear,
Finally I have a portable to instaal FreeBsd 3.3 on. After making =
the installation disks, I try to boot from diskette. This is what =
appears. After about one minute the system stops with the following =
statements.
/boot.config: -P
Keyboard: no
-
BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01
I have to reset the machine to be able to continue. I saw in the =
documentation an advise on using the 'userconfig' tool; Where on the net =
can I find this tool? =20
What is going on??
I have a Echos P133 Portable from Olivetti with DOS 6.3 installed.
See you,
Michel Van Simaeys
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Damn right!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My dad's laptop's (toshiba satellite =
2100CDT)=20
sooooo geared for windows, you can't even change the display's brigtness =
unless=20
it's in windows...all the fn+Fx keys pop up little windows dialogs that =
you=20
click on instead of cycling thru all the options like they used to (on =
previous=20
laptops i've seen/used).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But as for the problem at =
hand:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/boot.config: -P</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Keyboard: no</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> =
=20
^^</DIV>
<DIV> I'd hazard a a guess and say =
your=20
keyboards not being detected...if you've got an extra keyboard lying =
around, try=20
plugging that in.</DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au"=20
title=3Ddougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au>Doug Young</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:michel.van.simaeys@skynet.be"=20
title=3Dmichel.van.simaeys@skynet.be>Michel Van Simaeys</A> ; <A=20
href=3D"mailto:freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG"=20
title=3Dfreebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 17, 2000 =
2:43=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Trying to install =
FreeBsd=20
for the very first time.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't know that beast at all .... =
probably none=20
of them roamed as far from home as Australia :) However I have =
attempted to=20
install various renditions of FreeBSD on some of the more exotic =
hardware=20
& invariably discovered (presumably) new / hitherto undiscovered=20
"features". </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If by"portable" you mean some flavor =
of laptop=20
then I'm not at all surprised you are getting weird results .... seems =
most=20
laptop manufacturers search out the most unusual bits that are =
guaranteed to=20
give problems with any O/S bar Win9x !!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Probably the best place to start here =
(assuming=20
you have the patience of Job) is to provide the list with a complete =
summary=20
of what is in the machine .... VGA adaptor / audio adaptor / IDE =
controller /=20
motherboard chipset / RAM / CPU manufacturer / NIC (if installed) =
/ modem=20
as someone may have had experience with some or all those=20
bits.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My suggestion for what its worth is =
to exchange=20
the thing for a regular "common or garden variety" box ... preferably =
one of=20
the generic "built in someone's backyard" style rather than a Compaq / =
Digital=20
/ IBM / Fujitsu </FONT> <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>type one as =
those are=20
often inclined to be Win9x devotees. </FONT></DIV>
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style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:michel.van.simaeys@skynet.be"=20
title=3Dmichel.van.simaeys@skynet.be>Michel Van Simaeys</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG"=20
title=3Dfreebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 17, =
2000 6:18=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Trying to install =
FreeBsd for=20
the very first time.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Finally I have a portable to =
instaal FreeBsd=20
3.3 on. After making the installation disks, I try to boot from =
diskette.=20
This is what appears. After about one minute the system stops with =
the=20
following statements.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/boot.config: -P</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Keyboard: no</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is=20
1.01</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have to reset the machine to be =
able to=20
continue. I saw in the documentation an advise on using the=20
'userconfig' tool; Where on the net can I find this=20
tool? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What is going on??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I have a Echos P133 Portable =
from=20
Olivetti with DOS 6.3 installed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>See you,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Michel Van=20
Simaeys</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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