From owner-freebsd-bugs Fri Apr 7 7: 0: 8 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 181B337B76F for ; Fri, 7 Apr 2000 07:00:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id HAA49233; Fri, 7 Apr 2000 07:00:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 07:00:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200004071400.HAA49233@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Kazutaka YOKOTA Subject: Re: misc/17793: Keyboard not found Reply-To: Kazutaka YOKOTA Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR misc/17793; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Kazutaka YOKOTA To: lost@quake.ru Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp Subject: Re: misc/17793: Keyboard not found Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 22:57:33 +0900 >>Number: 17793 >>Category: misc >>Synopsis: Keyboard not found [...] >>Originator: Danila Prusakov >>Release: 4.0 RELEAS From iso >>Organization: >Delta-com company >>Environment: >N/A >>Description: >Install with CD-ROM or Flopies impossible >Message on the screen: >keyboard: no > >BTX loader.... >And nothing further does not occur > >I have INTEL MU410EX motherbard with ps/2 keyboard This sounds like a known limitation of our boot block. See below. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Q: When I try to boot the install floppy, I see the following message and nothing seems to be happening. I cannot enter anything from the keyboard either. Keyboard: no A: Due to lack of space, full support for old XT/AT (84-key) keyboards is no longer available in the bootblocks. Some notebook computers may also have this type of keyboard. If you are still using this kind of hardware, you will see the above message appears when you boot from the CD-ROM or an install floppy. As soon as you see this message, hit the space bar, and you will see the prompt: >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: x:xx(x,x)/boot/loader boot: Then enter `-Dh', and things should proceed normally. ----------------------------------------------------------------- I have heard that this problem exists on some motherboards even if the keyboard is not one of those old models. Kazu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message