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From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com>
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To: ponds!lakes.water.net!rivers, ponds!zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp!yokota
Subject: Re: Some significant (daresay serious) problems with 2.2.1 install & keyboard
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> >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...
> 
> Do regular alpha and numeric keys and any other keys (such as ENTER,
> ESC, TAB, space and function keys) work? How about Num-lock, Caps-lock
> and Ctrl?

 Just about the only keys that "work" are the ones I mentioned...

> 
> Do you see any error messages such as "sc0: keyboard reset failed"
> after the kernel configuration menu.

 Nope...
> 
> >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...]
> 
> Hmm, strange.

 We've seen this before (it happened in one of the 2.2-GAMMA releases,
if I remember correctly...)
	
> 
> Kazu

	- Dave Rivers -