Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 00:16:23 -0400 From: "Patrick Simon" <mailsimon@gmx.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: installation problem on laptop (keyboard) Message-ID: <PDEKLDAKBLNOKBKEGKNOAEGFCAAA.mailsimon@gmx.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Hi, I got huge problem while installing FreeBSD 4.0 on my Echos P90 Laptop. I know that it is actually supported, but I'm still facing a big problem. When I start my installation with the first boot disk "kernel" ... my computer hangs after the following messages: /boot.config: -P Keyboard: no >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader boot: BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 -- stops right here -- Well I already figured out that my keyboard isn't supported. So I started with the boot option (-h). Which actually works. (it continues loading till disk change) But as soon as I have to change to the next boot disk "mfsroot", I have to press enter to confirm. And that's actually my problem. Cause my keyboard is at that point still not working (even with -h) so I can't confirm the disk change and my installation stops here. But I was already able to install it once ... cause as long as the disk is loading, my keyboard is actually working ... so I just have to be fast enough to change disk and press enter within a second. But that means redoing the entire procedure for about an hour!!! So please if anyone can help me out I would appreciate it. Thank you very much! My mailadress: mailsimon@gmx.net Thank you very much in advance.. guys [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3017.1000" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>I got huge problem while installing FreeBSD 4.0 on my Echos P90 Laptop. I know that it is actually supported, but I'm still facing a big problem. When I start my installation with the first boot disk "kernel" ... my computer hangs after the following messages:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>/boot.config: -P</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>Keyboard: no</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>boot: </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>-- stops right here --</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>Well I already figured out that my keyboard isn't supported. So I started with the boot option (-h). Which actually works. (it continues loading till disk change) But as soon as I have to change to the next boot disk "mfsroot", I have to press enter to confirm. And that's actually my problem</SPAN><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>. Cause my k</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=426203504-07062000><FONT face=Verdana>eyboard is at that point still not working (even with -h) so I can't confirm the disk change</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=426203504-07062000><FONT face=Verdana> and my installation sto</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=426203504-07062000><FONT face=Verdana>ps h</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=426203504-07062000><FONT face=Verdana>ere. But I was already able to install it once ... cause as long as the disk is loading, my keyboard is actually working ... so I just have to be fast enough to change disk and press enter within a second. But that means redoing the entire procedure for about an hour!!! So please if anyone can help me out I would appreciate it. Thank you very much!</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>My mailadress: <A href="mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net">mailsimon@gmx.net</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>Thank you very much in advance.. guys </SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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