Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 20:56:59 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com> To: ponds!freefall.cdrom.com!freebsd-hackers Subject: Some significant (daresay serious) problems with 2.2.1 install & keyboard Message-ID: <199704050156.UAA12255@lakes.water.net>
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I've (at long last) gotten the 2.2.1 distribution down to do test installs. I'm using the 2.2.1-RELEASE from ftp.freebsd.org; with the boot.flp found in floppies/newer. [There is no checksum there, so I have no way of validating my copy...] If I boot this on a 386dx-33, with an intel 387; 12 megs of memory and an MGA screen.., circa 1988. I find that I cannot use the cursor keys on the keyboard to navigate the options... the down-arrow does nothing. Furthermore; even though the menu items imply you can use numbers to select an option; pressing the numbers on the keyboard yields nothing - or incorrect results. For example, pressing the '3' on the keyboard moves the highlighted selection to "l" for "Load Config"; pressing '5' gets you "c" for Configure . Pressing '7' pops up the "Are you sure you wish to exit?" diaglog box; which immediately pops back down... Cntrl-Alt-Del doesn't do anything... I'm fairly confident the keyboard driver is working; since I can go configure the kernel at boot time and enter things like: port ed0 0x300 irq ed0 9 [which has plenty of digits, etc...] Now; here's the "kicker" - If if don't configure the kernel in any way (i.e. don't go into CLI mode to enter those commands) the keyboard works just great! [Of course, to install 2.2.1, I need to get to the ethernet, which means I need to reconfigure ed0... sigh...] I'm happy to work with anyone/test boot floppies, to resolve this problem. - Dave Rivers -
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