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From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>
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To: "Aaron Dailey" <aarond@btc.adaptec.com>
Cc: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>, questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: PS/Valuepoint and keyboard hang on install
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> > > > > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.1 Release on an IBM  PS/Valuepoint
> > > > > > 6384, and get a keyboard lock once everything boots.
> 
> An update of where I'm at . . . I've tried disabling L1 (on CPU) 
> cache, to no avail.  I don't have L2 cache.  I already do have 8 MB 
> of memory, so I don't think I'm running into memory constraints.

Probably not, but you may want to try using a newer boot floppy from the
-stable sNAP.

> I have also tried pounding on the num lock key after the uncompress 
> message in the boot disk, but also to no luck there either.

:(

Well, I'm not sure what's up then.  I've yet to see a keyboard that
didn't get fixed by bouncing on the num-lock.

> One thing I want to try is pulling out my DX4/100, and just running 
> with the original SX/25, which would also run the whole VL BUS at 25 
> MHZ.

Try that out and see.


Nate

ps. Sorry for the bounce, I screwed up my email.