Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 10:43:44 +0100 From: Clem.Dye@wdr.com To: andyh@pavilion.co.uk, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Boot floppies will not boot on Olivetti Laptop Message-ID: <H0000082021bdcee@MHS>
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What type of keyboard do you have - 80-odd keys, or 100-ish? There was a recent post to this list about a problem very similar to yours, which turned-out to be keyboard-related - something about not being able to fit older keyboard drivers on the boot floppies. The follow-up included a workaround. Sorry, I can't remember where/when etc., but a dig around at freebsd.org should provide the answer. Clem -----Original Message----- From: andyh Sent: 08 September 1999 10:33 To: freebsd-questions Cc: andyh Subject: Boot floppies will not boot on Olivetti Laptop I've got the FreeBSD 3.2 CD distribution, which I've happily installed on a production system. I've been asked to teach a university course on Unix System Administration, and obviously I'd like to base it on FreeBSD. For lecture purposes, I've got an old Olivetti Echos p90S, which I'd like to run FreeBSD on - that way I've got a live system to demonstrate in class. The problem is, I can't get the boot floppies to work. When I boot from the kernel floppy, It reports: /boot.config: -P Keyboard: no BTX Loader 1.00 BTX Version is 1.01 then the twirling line, and then... nothing. I could make some guesses as to the cause, but can't find it documented anywhere. I've tried plugging a keyboard into the external KBD socket, but to no avail. I've still got 95 running on the machine at the moment, but that's going once I've got FreeBSD to boot. Any advice would be extremely welcome. Thanks in advance, Andy Holyer Andy Holyer, Learn the Internet Ltd., Lewes, UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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