Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 23:33:20 +0300 From: =?koi8-r?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA=20=F7=2E=20=EF=CC=C5=CA=CE=C9=CB?= (Andy V. Oleynik) <andyo@prime.net.ua> To: shashi@Shift-F1.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Keyboard problems - CAPS, NUM, SCROLL LOCK lights all keep blinking Message-ID: <3755950F.D85F4625@prime.net.ua> References: <37556681.74AB0170@Shift-F1.com>
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Shashi Joshi wrote: > Hi, > I know this will sound the silliest but here is my problem: > > I had installed 2.2.7 on Pentium machine, and gone for a vacation for a > few weeks. Now I come back and try to start the PC and the keyboard > doesn't work with FreeBSD. > > 1. I power on the PC > 2. I can press F1 and go into the BIOS setup (i.e. the keyboard works) > 3. The PC does the device and memory test etc. identifies the SCSI disks > and all. Do U have any output while kernel tests devices? > > 4. Then it displays the boot: prompt > 5. As soon as or along with that, the CAPS LOCK, NUMLOCK, SCROLL LOCK > lights all 3 start blinking non stop. The keyboard is beyond ANY sanity. > 6. Yes, I have already switched keyboards. It may be possible that U'll have to switch M/B :) > > > 7. There was nothing wrong with the whole setup the last time I used it. > No one has tempered with it, since it is in my house. The same keyboard > works prior to the "boot: " prompt. > > I am not able to login and modify any files if need be. What option do I > have? Reinstall everything from scratch? Can U boot from installation disks and enter sysinstall? > > > Please CC the reply to my email address as well shashi@Shift-F1.com > > Thanks in advance. > > Shashi Joshi > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Andy V. Oleynik (When U aim for perfection, U discover it's a moving target ö80) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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