Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 15:55:29 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: shimon@simon-shapiro.org Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Subject: Re: Installing (Last one for tonight) Message-ID: <199810312355.PAA01410@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 31 Oct 1998 01:06:38 EST." <XFMail.981031010638.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
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> [ If you follow this thread, eventually you will be able to install FreeBSD > on an Alpha Personal Workstation, avoiding many silly mistakes ] > > Got the kernel working, loads sysinstall (with strange colors (red > background, etc.) but the keyboard (console!) is very goofy: > > * Does not react (in sysinstall) to any normal keystroke > * Reacts (correctly) to ^C by asking ``Are you sure you want to abort...'' > * Reacts correctly to ctl=alt=del > * Works correctly in alt-F2 Whoah. It worked here OK, but that plus the funny colours makes me think that libdialog is *not* 64-bit clean. > * Pause works correctly by allowing scrolling etc. You mean scroll lock? > * Works correctly in kernel debugger, although some boots cause it to work > for only one or two characters, until the next ctl-alt-ESC Hmm. That's weird. I've seen some i386 keyboard problems as well; I think there may be a couple of nasties here. Thanks for the input; keep plugging when you get the time. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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