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Date:      Wed, 21 Jul 1999 12:00:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Bob Willcox <bob@luke.pmr.com>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: misc/12738: Boot loader doesn't recognize IBM Spacesaver keyboard
Message-ID:  <199907211900.MAA99793@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR misc/12738; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bob Willcox <bob@luke.pmr.com>
To: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
Cc: bob@pmr.com, freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: misc/12738: Boot loader doesn't recognize IBM Spacesaver keyboard
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:52:44 -0500

 On Thu, Jul 22, 1999 at 03:29:26AM +0900, Kazutaka YOKOTA wrote:
 > 
 > In my previous mail, I wrote:
 > 
 > >>>Number:         12738
 > >>>Category:       misc
 > >>>Synopsis:       Boot loader doesn't recognize IBM Spacesaver keyboard
 > >[...]
 > 
 > >As soon as you see "Keyboard: no", hit the space key.  You will see
 > >the boot block (note that this is not the boot loader) prompt.
 > >
 > >Type -Dh and return.  Yes, you can type from the spacesaver keyboard
 > >at this point.  Then things should go normally.
 > >
 > >This is a known problem and recently added to TROUBLE.TXT.
 > >
 > >Kazu
 > 
 > Just for the record, would you provide us the part number of your
 > Spacesaver keyboard and details of your motherboard and BIOS, please?
 > 
 > Also, after you install FreeBSD on the machine, give -v option to the
 > boot command. (You hit space when you see "automatic boot in X
 > seconds..." in the BTX loader, then type "boot -v".)
 > 
 > When the system is up and running, review the file
 > /var/run/dmesg.boot and locate the line:
 > 
 > atkbd: keyboard ID 0xXXXX (XX)
 > 
 > I would like to know the ID number.
 
 It is:
 
 atkbd: keyboard ID 0x54ab (0)
 
 > 
 > I also own an IBM Spacesaver keyboard (part # 1393278), and it's
 > recognized by the boot block all right.  My motherboard is MicroStar
 > MS-6103 with the AWARD BIOS.
 
 My keyboard is part #1397681.  The motherboard is an ASUS P/I-XP6NP5,
 Award BIOS (Ver. 0105).
 
 Hope this helps,
 Bob
 
 -- 
 Bob Willcox                 Don't tell me that worry doesn't do any good.
 bob@pmr.com                 I know better. The things I worry about don't
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