Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 06:31:35 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com> To: ponds!lakes.water.net!rivers, ponds!zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp!yokota Cc: ponds!freebsd.org!freebsd-hackers Subject: Re: Some significant (daresay serious) problems with 2.2.1 install & keyboard Message-ID: <199704051131.GAA17438@lakes.water.net>
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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 -
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