Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 16:52:21 -0400 From: "Patrick Simon" <mailsimon@gmx.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: installation problem on laptop (update01) Message-ID: <PDEKLDAKBLNOKBKEGKNOCEGJCAAA.mailsimon@gmx.net>
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Update01: 10/6/00 4:48 PM EST Today I tried an external IBM keyboard, but that didn't worked either. I guess that my keyboard controller isn't supported. I tried to get help in IRC and plenty of other FBSD resources, but nothing helped. So if there is anyone that has a different idea or kernel parameters that I haven't tried yet (just tried -h), please reply thanks. > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Simon <mailsimon@gmx.net> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; > questions@FreeBSD.ORG <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Date: Saturday, June 10, 2000 12:05 AM > Subject: installation problem on laptop (keyboard) (need expert help) > > > 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!!! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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