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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: PS/Valuepoint and keyboard hang on install
To: aarond@btc.adaptec.com (Aaron Dailey)
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 14:33:02 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199606142314.RAA28331@btc.btc.adaptec.com> from "Aaron Dailey" at Jun 14, 96 05:14:55 pm
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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.  I saw a
> similar question in the mailing list database, but never saw a
> resolution, and email bounces when I try to ask the person that sent
> it.

1)	Disable the psm driver initially

	boot -c
	visual
	<disable the psm0 driver>

2)	Install will now work

3)	Build a new kernel, with the option line:

# Options for psm:
options		PSM_NO_RESET	#don't reset mouse hardware (some laptops)

4)	Install the kernel, and reboot.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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