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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 20:56:59 -0500 (EST)
From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com>
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Subject: Some significant (daresay serious) problems with 2.2.1 install & keyboard
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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 -