Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 03:02:28 -0400 From: "Patrick Simon" <mailsimon@gmx.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: installation problem on laptop (keyboard) (need expert help) Message-ID: <PDEKLDAKBLNOKBKEGKNOOEGHCAAA.mailsimon@gmx.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BFD288.501398B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: FreeBSD mailing-list (support) From: mailsimon@gmx.net Date: 10/6/00 2:33 EST Problem: "FreeBSD 4.0 installation problem" Hi, I try to install FreeBSD 4.0 (stable) on my Echos P90 laptop. Further hardware informations on my laptop are available at: http://www.seindal.dk/rene/linux/ I'm going to do a CDROM installation with two bootdisks, that I created with "makeflp.bat" (kern.flp and mfsroot.flp). Both disk were creating under MSDOS. After restarting my laptop, I get the following messages and the computer hangs. --- start here --- /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 --- ends here --- It is not possible to enter any parameters at the boot prompt (=> Keyboard: no). Well, i figured out that I can type some characters a second before the floppy starts reading. So when I enter the parameter -h, the installation continues. But I have to be very fast because my keyboard apparently only works before the disk is loading. Anyway with this little hint I can continue till the next boot disk, which is "mfsroot.flp". This is the output with -h till my computer hangs again. --- start here --- /boot.config: -P Keyboard: no >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader boot: -h BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 Console: internal video/keyboard BIOS drive A: is disk0 BIOS drive C: is disk1 BIOS 639kB/39936kB available memory FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.7 (root@monster.cdrom.com, Mon Mar 20 21:05:31 GMT 2000) /kernel text=0x1d581e data=0x24c60+0x1a718 | Please insert MFS root floppy and press enter: --- ends here --- At this point my laptop is stuck again cause I can't press enter after the disk change. I think that my internal keyboard isn't supported by the kernel. Even the boot parameter -h, doesn't help at this point. But it got further than without it. I can press enter while boot disk "kern" is still being read, but this goes to fast to be able to insert the next disk. I did it only once and I guess I was very lucky, cause I spend about three houres last night to figure out how to avoid this problem. But I think I need serious help now. So if anyone knows how to fix/avoid that problem, please reply. I really appreciate any kind of help. My mailadress: mailsimon@gmx.net My ICQ: 66026610 (please just mail me if possible) Thank you very much in advance ... and I hope that you can just help me out!!! ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BFD288.501398B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3017.1000" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV align=3Dleft class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr><FONT = face=3DTahoma><FONT=20 color=3D#0000ff> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D432583006-10062000>To: FreeBSD=20 mailing-list (support)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000>From: <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net">mailsimon@gmx.net</A></SPAN></SPAN></FO= NT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000>Date: 10/6/00 2:33 = EST</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000>Problem: "FreeBSD 4.0 installation=20 problem"</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D432583006-10062000>I=20 try to install FreeBSD 4.0 (stable) on my Echos P90 laptop. Further = hardware=20 informations on my laptop are available at: <A=20 = href=3D"http://www.seindal.dk/rene/linux/">http://www.seindal.dk/rene/lin= ux/</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000>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.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000>--- start here ---</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000> </SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>/boot.config: -P</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>Keyboard: no</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 = face=3DVerdana size=3D2> </FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>>> FreeBSD/i386 = BOOT</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>Default:=20 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>boot: </SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 = face=3DVerdana size=3D2> </FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is=20 1.01</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN><FONT = color=3D#808080><FONT=20 size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana><EM><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000>--- = ends=20 here</SPAN><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000>=20 ---</SPAN> </EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></SPAN><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000>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.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000>--- start here ---</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000> </SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>/boot.config: -P</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>Keyboard: no</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 = face=3DVerdana size=3D2> </FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>>> FreeBSD/i386 = BOOT</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>Default:=20 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT color=3D#808080><FONT = face=3DVerdana><EM><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>boot: <SPAN=20 = class=3D432583006-10062000>-h</SPAN></SPAN></EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></DI= V> <DIV><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 = face=3DVerdana size=3D2> </FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is=20 1.01</SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000>Console: = internal=20 video/keyboard</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000>BIOS drive = A: is=20 disk0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000>BIOS drive = C: is=20 disk1</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000>BIOS = 639kB/39936kB=20 available memory</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN = class=3D432583006-10062000>FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap=20 loader, Revision 0.7</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000>(root@monster.cdrom.com, Mon Mar 20 = 21:05:31 GMT=20 2000)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000>/kernel = text=3D0x1d581e=20 data=3D0x24c60+0x1a718 |</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT color=3D#808080 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000>Please = insert MFS root=20 floppy and press enter:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20 face=3DVerdana><FONT color=3D#808080><EM><SPAN = class=3D432583006-10062000>--- ends=20 here</SPAN><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000>=20 ---</SPAN> </EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT=20 color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D432583006-10062000>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.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000><FONT color=3D#000000 = face=3DVerdana size=3D2>My=20 mailadress: </FONT><A href=3D"mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net"><FONT = color=3D#000000=20 face=3DVerdana size=3D2>mailsimon@gmx.net</FONT></A></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN class=3D432583006-10062000>My ICQ: = 66026610=20 (please just mail me if possible)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN><FONT color=3D#000000 = face=3DVerdana=20 size=3D2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000>Thank you very much in advance<SPAN=20 class=3D432583006-10062000> ... and I hope that you can just help me=20 out!!!</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN=20 class=3D426203504-07062000><SPAN=20 = class=3D432583006-10062000></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV= ></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BFD288.501398B0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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