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Date:      Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:20:31 +0000 (GMT)
From:      "Corey Brune" <brune@SDF.lonestar.org>
To:        michel.van.simaeys@skynet.be (Michel Van Simaeys)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Is there a solution for the FreeBSD installation on an Olivetti Laptop P133s Echos with a 86-keys keyboard?
Message-ID:  <200101042120.f04LKVj18822@sdf.lonestar.org>
In-Reply-To: <008a01c07691$08011cc0$0ce2043e@sky40294> from "Michel Van Simaeys" at Jan 04, 2001 09:57:58 PM

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> Dear,
> 
> As a newbie to FreeBSD is do not succeed in this installation. In the
> history file of this mailing list I saw 5 users who have had the same
> problem as I do; I haven't found any solution.
> 
> The problem is:
> After creating the installation floppies, I try to boot from them. A few
> seconds later I get the message:
> /boot.config: -P
> Keyboard: no
> 
> Then the system continues with the process but fails after about one =
> minute.
> I have to reset the machine to continue.
> 
> If I prompt the machine just after she came up with the "Keyboard: no"
> message, and I enter `-Dh` as is told in the  Trouble.TXT file, I get =
> the
> prompt:
> >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
> Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader
> boot:
> 

What fBSD is wanting at the boot: prompt is the name of the kernel you want to boot.
You can get a listing by typing 'ls' or ? for a list of options 
(typically it is kernel or kernel.GENERIC). Unfortunately, I have not ran 
into your keyboard problem, so hopefully someone else on the list can help you
with that error.


Hope this helps some...

Corey


> At this point I don't know how to continue: I can enter a value f.ex. =
> "DOS"
> but then she replies
> >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
> Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader
> boot: "DOS"
> No "DOS"
> 
> >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
> Default: 0:fd(0,a)"DOS"
> boot:
> 
> 
> Is there a solution for my problem? If there is no solution I also want =
> to here it.=20
> 
> Greetings.
> 
> Michel
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> the=20
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> up with=20
> the "Keyboard: no"<BR>message, and I enter `-Dh` as is told in the&nbsp; =
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> Trouble.TXT file, I get the<BR>prompt:<BR>&gt;&gt; FreeBSD/i386 =
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