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Date:      Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:33:52 -0500 (EST)
From:      Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org>
To:        Sten Spans <sten@blinkenlights.nl>
Cc:        freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: installation
Message-ID:  <20041121193223.E3617@april.chuckr.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOC.4.61.0411212237570.10997@tea.blinkenlights.nl>
References:  <20041121134911.X1330@april.chuckr.org> <20041121142728.P1330@april.chuckr.org> <Pine.SOC.4.61.0411212237570.10997@tea.blinkenlights.nl>

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On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Sten Spans wrote:

> On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Chuck Robey wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Chuck Robey wrote:
> >
> > The system, in all 5 terminal options, is totally ignoring the cursor
> > keys, can anyone tell me if there is something to do here that will get
> > them working?  You can't do an install without the cursor keys, you can't
> > even do partitioning.  I can't get the system installed.
>
> use the serial console, or read the mailinglist archives
> about graphical console installations and how to get full
> graphics support going.
>
> This really needs to be added to the 5.3 release notes,

Boy is that right ... I wouldn't have bothered you if the release notes
had been anywhere near correct.  I really make some effort not to bother
without need (I'm not perfect in this, but I make an effort),

>
>

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Chuck Robey         | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD,
chuckr@chuckr.org   | electronics, communications, and SF/Fantasy.

New Year's Resolution:  I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up
fictitious words in the dictionary (on the wall at my old fraternity,
Signa Phi Nothing).
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