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From: mailsimon@gmx.net

Date: 10/6/00 2:33 = EST

Problem: "FreeBSD 4.0 installation=20 problem"

Hi,

I=20 try to install FreeBSD 4.0 (stable) on my Echos P90 laptop. Further = hardware=20 informations on my laptop are available at: http://www.seindal.dk/rene/lin= ux/

I'm going to do a CDROM installation with = two=20 bootdisks, that I created with "makeflp.bat" (kern.flp and = mfsroot.flp). Both=20 disk were creating under MSDOS. After restarting my laptop, I get = the=20 following messages and the computer hangs.

--- start here ---

/boot.config: -P

Keyboard: no

>> FreeBSD/i386 = BOOT

Default:=20 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader

boot:

BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is=20 1.01

--- = ends=20 here=20 ---

It is not possible to enter any parameters = at the=20 boot prompt (=3D> Keyboard: no). Well, i figured out that I can = type some=20 characters a second before the floppy starts reading. So when I enter = the=20 parameter -h, the installation continues. But I have to be very fast = because=20 my keyboard apparently only works before the disk is loading. Anyway = with this=20 little hint I can continue till the next boot disk, which is = "mfsroot.flp".=20 This is the output with -h till my computer hangs = again.

--- start here ---

/boot.config: -P

Keyboard: no

>> FreeBSD/i386 = BOOT

Default:=20 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader

boot: -h

BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is=20 1.01

Console: = internal=20 video/keyboard

BIOS drive = A: is=20 disk0

BIOS drive = C: is=20 disk1

BIOS = 639kB/39936kB=20 available memory

FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap=20 loader, Revision 0.7

(root@monster.cdrom.com, Mon Mar 20 = 21:05:31 GMT=20 2000)

/kernel = text=3D0x1d581e=20 data=3D0x24c60+0x1a718 |

Please = insert MFS root=20 floppy and press enter:

--- ends=20 here=20 ---

At=20 this point my laptop is stuck again cause I can't press enter after = the disk=20 change. I think that my internal keyboard isn't supported by the = kernel. Even=20 the boot parameter -h, doesn't help at this point. But it got further = than=20 without it. I can press enter while boot disk "kern" is still being = read, but=20 this goes to fast to be able to insert the next disk. I did it only = once and I=20 guess I was very lucky, cause I spend about three houres last night to = figure=20 out how to avoid this problem. But I think I need serious help now. So = if=20 anyone knows how to fix/avoid that problem, please reply. I really = appreciate=20 any kind of help.

My=20 mailadress: mailsimon@gmx.net

My ICQ: = 66026610=20 (please just mail me if possible)

Thank you very much in advance ... and I hope that you can just help me=20 out!!!

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