Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 09:59:42 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher Shumway <cshumway@cdrom.com> To: Yiorgos Adamopoulos <adamo@dblab.ece.ntua.gr> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: laptop + keyboard problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912210955590.6897-100000@pike.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: <19991221195233.A7670@dblab.ece.ntua.gr>
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On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Yiorgos Adamopoulos wrote: > On Tue, Dec 21, 1999 at 09:39:54AM -0800, Christopher Shumway wrote: > > Your keyboard contoller is probably not truely AT compatable. I have made > > a FreeBSD 3.3-R kern.flp image that disables the keyboard probe, which > > will let you install the system. You can download it at > > ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/4cust/kern.flp > > Thanks! > > One more Q: > > I assume that if I plug an external keyboard, it will install. After that, > will the installed system boot OK? I am asking because I cannot have both the > CD ROM and the floppy plugged on the laptop... You will probably get the same results with an external keyboard since the keyboard controller is at fault. But I might be totally wrong, so its worth a try :) Once you have the system installed it won't probe for the keyboard anymore. Perhaps you can do a minimul from-msdos partition install just to get the system working, then install the rest with the cdrom attached? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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