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Date:      Sat, 10 Jun 2000 01:11:08 -0400
From:      "Patrick Simon" <mailsimon@gmx.net>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Update .... RE: installation problem on laptop (keyboard)
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: Patrick Simon [mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net]
  Sent: June 10, 2000 1:10 AM
  To: Patrick Simon
  Subject: Update .... RE: installation problem on laptop (keyboard)
  Importance: High


  UPDATE //


  Fenix wrote::
  i do not have a laptop but a actually once saw a posting about that
ptoblem it's a known issue, you must hold the space key on your keyboard
while booting then i belive you have to pass some kernel options to specify
your keyboard, try looking on www.freebsddairy.org www.root.com (go thrue
the handbook or search) or www.deamonnews.org

  Good Luck
  [#]

  > Thanks for your reply, but your links are actually dead except
www.root.com (but this one just referres to www.freebsd.org). Anyway I tried
holding the spacebar while booting, but I receive either a "37 Key Stuck -
Error" or nothing happens at all.

  Greg wrote::
  Interesting. Yes, you're right, but I haven't seen this before. Isthis the
internal keyboard? Can you connect an external keyboard? If so, does that
help?

  > Well unfortunetly I don't have a PS/2 adapter here ... I'm gonna buy one
tomorrow and try the whole thing with an external keyboard. But still there
must be a way to install FreeBSD with my current (internal) keyboard. I did
it once, but I guess I was just lucky enough ... but this time I'm just
stuck on my (change disk) problem.

  Aren't there any other boot parameters for suck kind of problems, but
option h (-h). ??

  > I also checked "The Complete FreeBSD" and "The FreeBSD handbook" but
there is nothing about that problem. By the way ... is there any mail adress
where I could reach the BSD developer team ???




   -----Original Message-----
  From: Patrick Simon [mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net]
  Sent: June 10, 2000 12:16 AM
  To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
  Subject: installation problem on laptop (keyboard)
  Importance: High


    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

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  <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Patrick Simon 
  [mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> June 10, 2000 1:10 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 
  Patrick Simon<BR><B>Subject:</B> Update .... RE: installation problem on 
  laptop (keyboard)<BR><B>Importance:</B> High<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
  <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Verdana>
  <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000>UPDATE //</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000></SPAN></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000><STRONG>Fenix 
  wrote::</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><FONT 
  size=2>i do not have a laptop but a actually once saw a posting about that 
  ptoblem it's a known issue, you must hold the space key on your keyboard while 
  booting then i belive you have to pass some kernel options to specify your 
  keyboard, try looking on </FONT><A href="http://www.freebsddairy.org/"><FONT 
  size=2>www.freebsddairy.org</FONT></A><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT><A 
  href="http://www.root.com/"><FONT size=2>www.root.com</FONT></A><FONT size=2> 
  (go thrue the handbook or search) or </FONT><A 
  href="http://www.deamonnews/"><FONT size=2>www.deamonnews</FONT></A><FONT 
  size=2>.org</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=320221704-10062000></SPAN></FONT><FONT 
  size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=320221704-10062000>Good 
  Luck<BR><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000>[#]&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000><FONT size=2>&gt; Thanks for your reply, but your 
  links are actually dead except </FONT><A href="http://www.root.com"><FONT 
  size=2>www.root.com</FONT></A><FONT size=2> (but this one just referres to 
  </FONT><A href="http://www.freebsd.org"><FONT 
  size=2>www.freebsd.org</FONT></A><FONT size=2>). Anyway I tried holding the 
  spacebar while booting, but I receive either a "37 Key Stuck - Error" or 
  nothing happens at all.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><FONT face=Verdana 
  size=2><SPAN class=590020205-10062000><STRONG>Greg 
  wrote::</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000>
  <P><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Interesting. Yes, you're right, but I haven't 
  seen this before. Isthis the internal keyboard? Can you connect an external 
  keyboard? If<SPAN class=590020205-10062000> </SPAN>so, does that 
  help?</FONT></P>
  <P><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=590020205-10062000>&gt; Well 
  unfortunetly I don't have a PS/2 adapter here ... I'm gonna buy one tomorrow 
  and try the whole thing with an external keyboard. But still there must be a 
  way to install FreeBSD with my current (internal) keyboard. I did it once, but 
  I guess I was just lucky enough ... but this time I'm just stuck on my (change 
  disk) problem.</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=590020205-10062000>Aren't there any 
  other boot parameters for suck kind of problems, but option h (-h). 
  ??</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT></P>
  <P><FONT size=2><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN class=590020205-10062000>&gt; I also 
  checked "The Complete FreeBSD" and "The FreeBSD handbook" but there is nothing 
  about that problem. By th</SPAN><SPAN class=590020205-10062000>e way ... is 
  there any mail adress where I could reach the BSD developer team 
  ???</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
  <P><FONT size=2><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000></SPAN></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=320221704-10062000><FONT face=Verdana 
  size=2><SPAN 
  class=590020205-10062000>&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT 
  face=Tahoma><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Patrick 
  Simon [mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> June 10, 2000 12:16 
  AM<BR><B>To:</B> freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG<BR><B>Subject:</B> installation 
  problem on laptop (keyboard)<BR><B>Importance:</B> 
  High<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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    <DIV><FONT face=Verdana>
    <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.&nbsp;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><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT><FONT 
    size=2>&nbsp;</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><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT><FONT 
    size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>&gt;&gt; 
    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><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT><FONT 
    size=2>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>-- stops right 
    here --</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT><FONT 
    size=2>&nbsp;</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&nbsp;(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><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN class=426203504-07062000><FONT size=2>My 
    mailadress: </FONT><A href="mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net"><FONT 
    size=2>mailsimon@gmx.net</FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN class=426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT><FONT 
    size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=426203504-07062000>Thank you very 
    much in advance.. guys 
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