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Date:      Thu, 4 Jan 2001 13:45:07 -0800
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        Michel Van Simaeys <michel.van.simaeys@skynet.be>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Is there a solution for the FreeBSD installation on an Olivetti Laptop P133s Echos with a 86-keys keyboard?
Message-ID:  <20010104134506.D292@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <008a01c07691$08011cc0$0ce2043e@sky40294>; from michel.van.simaeys@skynet.be on Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 09:57:58PM %2B0100
References:  <008a01c07691$08011cc0$0ce2043e@sky40294>

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* Michel Van Simaeys <michel.van.simaeys@skynet.be> [010104 13:01] wrote:
> Dear,
> 
> As a newbie to FreeBSD is do not succeed in this installation. In the
> history file of this mailing list I saw 5 users who have had the same
> problem as I do; I haven't found any solution.
> 
> The problem is:
> After creating the installation floppies, I try to boot from them. A few
> seconds later I get the message:
> /boot.config: -P
> Keyboard: no

Blech, If you have a NULL modem cable, the OS should also be booting
on "COM1" (sio0), can you see if anything comes across on that?

-- 
-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."


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