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Date:      Wed, 2 Jan 2002 13:24:43 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Zhang Weiwu <weiwuzhang@hotmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Keyboard problems? (was: system halted after boot with CD-ROM (but before installation))
Message-ID:  <20020102132443.A59117@monorchid.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <F61OIkUqLpHkatd4gmS00008075@hotmail.com>
References:  <F61OIkUqLpHkatd4gmS00008075@hotmail.com>

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On Tuesday,  1 January 2002 at 16:35:48 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote:
>
> My desktop computer can be booted with a standard freebsd 4.4
> CD-ROM, but it halted at the screen asking me "a standard
> installation" or "custom installation" or "Expressed installation"
> etc.

What do you mean by "halted"?

> I have a intel 82810 mainboard, with on-board display adapter
> and sound, with an extra display(sis 5596) adapter (for dual
> dispaly) and a NIC, a modem installed on PCIs. It seems as if only
> keyboard cannot send a thing to system.

Were you able to get past the initial screen, where you have to
select something?

> Maybe it's a bug. The CD-ROM runs OK on other machines.

The CD-ROM is obviously working.  We occasionally see problems with
keyboards.  Do you have a keyboard of a different make which you could
try?

Greg
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