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To: Patrick Mahan <mahan@cisco.com>
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Subject: Re: Installing 4.4 on an AlphaStation 200 (4/166)
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Patrick Mahan writes:
 > I am currently attempting to install FreeBSD on an AlphaStation
 > 200.  SRM is v7.0.  I have both the LK411 and PCXAL keyboards for
 > the alpha.  My problem is after successfully booting the kernel
 > floppy (and mfsroot) and the install shell has initialized, the
 > installer presents a menu of predefined terminal types.  My problem
 > is that once this menu has appeared, the keyboard no longer works.
 > the startup messages show the following:
 > 
 > atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0
 > atkbdc0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0
 > atkbdc0: interrupting at ISA irq 1
 > 
 > I have tried both keyboards and a standard AT keyboard off my
 > PC.  All fail to work once the selection menu appears.
 > 
 > Any suggestions?

Remove your TGA video card & install a standard VGA video card.
Or use a serial console.

Drew

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