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Date:      Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:55:06 +0200 (CEST)
From:      dev@eth0.ch
To:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD on Dell PE 750
Message-ID:  <2730.217.162.71.141.1081864506.squirrel@serv04.inetworx.ch>
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OK, I found the workaround:

At the bootloader prompt I set: hint.atkbd.0.flags="0x2" then boot the
loaded kernel and the keyboard works.

See also:
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2003-May/002982.html

Dave

> Hi all,
>
> I bought a Dell PowerEdge 750 Server with a Perc4 SCSI controller
> recently. I would like to install FreeBSD 5.2.1 on it, however, after
> booting from the CD the keyboard is 'lost'. At the first boot prompt (with
> the ASCII-daemon) the keyboard is still present.
>
> Is there a way to work around? I don't need a keyboard at the end anyway.
>
> Dave
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