Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 20:13:04 -0700 From: "Derek C." <coffee@blarg.net> To: wong sowdog <sowdog81@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help with keyboard and Graphic card setup Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20010722201151.00b1d5e8@mail.blarg.net> In-Reply-To: <20010723030728.18546.qmail@web14907.mail.yahoo.com>
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Is your keyboard a weird one, like one that has function buttons (search, email, etc...) because that could cause a problem... As for your card, if your cards has DDR, use the ddr server, else use the Nvidia 256 server. Hope this helps. Derek At 08:07 PM 7/22/2001, wong sowdog wrote: >im having some problems with setting up my system >first off would be the problem with my keyboard. i >dont know whats wrong so ill just explain what >happened and what i did > >keyboard:- >popped in the freebsd bootable cd. no problems untill >"press enter to boot kernel immediately or ..." i can >press enter there and if i press any other key i can >still type. but when i press enter nothing happens >when it tries to load the kernel or something. and >since this is the install it doesnt even do the >hardware conflict thing and jumps straight to >/stand/sysinstall. now i tried installing freebsd with >my friends keyboard and thats okay now. but when iboot >into freebsd samething happens. the cursor at the >login prompt doesnt even blink. but when i plugin my >friends keyboard and let freebsd boot and change >keyboards later at the login its okay and it works. >the problem im having ismuch like the one here : > >http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=337278+0+archive/2000/freebsd-questions/20001217.freebsd-questions > >another question i have is how do i setup my graphic >card in Xfre86? im using a nvidia geforce2-mx-400. the >board makers arent listed so i decided to checkup >nvidia(generic). i only found nvidia 256 & nvidia ddr. > > >i am using xfree86 3.3.6 on freebsd 4.3. im using an >epox 8k7a3pro motherboard and a diamond keyboard from >mitsubishi australia(im not to sure but it is a ps2 keyboard). > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger >http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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