Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 22:20:01 -0800 (PST) From: Chris Dillon <cdillon@tri-lakes.net> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: RE: i386/4951: keyboard adapeters will not allow installation to Message-ID: <199711060620.WAA20496@hub.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/4951; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Chris Dillon <cdillon@tri-lakes.net> To: nate@mnsi.net Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: i386/4951: keyboard adapeters will not allow installation to Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 00:15:42 -0000 (GMT) On 05-Nov-97 nate@mnsi.net wrote: > >>Number: 4951 >>Category: i386 >>Synopsis: keyboard adapeters will not allow installation to work >>Confidential: no >>Severity: serious >>Priority: medium >>Responsible: freebsd-bugs >>State: open >>Class: support >>Submitter-Id: current-users >>Arrival-Date: Wed Nov 5 09:40:01 PST 1997 >>Last-Modified: >>Originator: Nathan Vidican >>Organization: >>Release: 2.2.2 >>Environment: >? >>Description: >when installing FreeBSd, I found that no matter what computer i tried it >on, you cannot use keyboard adapters, they are fine after installation, >just do not go over well durring. By adapters, i mean, like ps2_>full >din, and vise-versa > >>How-To-Repeat: >try installing freebsd with a keyboard adapter being used, my case, it >was a ps2 keyboard, with a full-din socket on the MB > >>Fix: >just use a keyboard that matches the socket on the MB durring >installation >>Audit-Trail: >>Unformatted: This should have no effect on either probing of the keyboard hardware or anything else for that matter. The only differences between the two types of keyboards is the pin configuration. I am successfully using a keyboard with a PS/2 connector on it with a PS/2->DIN adaptor. It's an M$ Natural keyboard of all things evil, too. Were you moving the SAME keyboard(s) around to the different machines when you tried all these installs? --- Chris Dillon --- cdillon@tri-lakes.net --- Powered by FreeBSD, the best operating system on the planet. ---- (http://www.freebsd.org)
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