Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 01:11:08 -0400 From: "Patrick Simon" <mailsimon@gmx.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Update .... RE: installation problem on laptop (keyboard) Message-ID: <PDEKLDAKBLNOKBKEGKNOEEGGCAAA.mailsimon@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <PDEKLDAKBLNOKBKEGKNOOEGFCAAA.mailsimon@gmx.net>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Simon [mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net]
Sent: June 10, 2000 1:10 AM
To: Patrick Simon
Subject: Update .... RE: installation problem on laptop (keyboard)
Importance: High
UPDATE //
Fenix wrote::
i do not have a laptop but a actually once saw a posting about that
ptoblem it's a known issue, you must hold the space key on your keyboard
while booting then i belive you have to pass some kernel options to specify
your keyboard, try looking on www.freebsddairy.org www.root.com (go thrue
the handbook or search) or www.deamonnews.org
Good Luck
[#]
> Thanks for your reply, but your links are actually dead except
www.root.com (but this one just referres to www.freebsd.org). Anyway I tried
holding the spacebar while booting, but I receive either a "37 Key Stuck -
Error" or nothing happens at all.
Greg wrote::
Interesting. Yes, you're right, but I haven't seen this before. Isthis the
internal keyboard? Can you connect an external keyboard? If so, does that
help?
> Well unfortunetly I don't have a PS/2 adapter here ... I'm gonna buy one
tomorrow and try the whole thing with an external keyboard. But still there
must be a way to install FreeBSD with my current (internal) keyboard. I did
it once, but I guess I was just lucky enough ... but this time I'm just
stuck on my (change disk) problem.
Aren't there any other boot parameters for suck kind of problems, but
option h (-h). ??
> I also checked "The Complete FreeBSD" and "The FreeBSD handbook" but
there is nothing about that problem. By the way ... is there any mail adress
where I could reach the BSD developer team ???
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Simon [mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net]
Sent: June 10, 2000 12:16 AM
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: installation problem on laptop (keyboard)
Importance: High
Hi,
I got huge problem while installing FreeBSD 4.0 on my Echos P90 Laptop.
I know that it is actually supported, but I'm still facing a big problem.
When I start my installation with the first boot disk "kernel" ... my
computer hangs after the following messages:
/boot.config: -P
Keyboard: no
>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader
boot:
BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01
-- stops right here --
Well I already figured out that my keyboard isn't supported. So I
started with the boot option (-h). Which actually works. (it continues
loading till disk change) But as soon as I have to change to the next boot
disk "mfsroot", I have to press enter to confirm. And that's actually my
problem. Cause my keyboard is at that point still not working (even with -h)
so I can't confirm the disk change and my installation stops here. But I was
already able to install it once ... cause as long as the disk is loading, my
keyboard is actually working ... so I just have to be fast enough to change
disk and press enter within a second. But that means redoing the entire
procedure for about an hour!!! So please if anyone can help me out I would
appreciate it. Thank you very much!
My mailadress: mailsimon@gmx.net
Thank you very much in advance.. guys
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D320221704-10062000><SPAN=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D320221704-10062000><SPAN=20
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size=3D2>i do not have a laptop but a actually once saw a posting =
about that=20
ptoblem it's a known issue, you must hold the space key on your =
keyboard while=20
booting then i belive you have to pass some kernel options to specify =
your=20
keyboard, try looking on </FONT><A =
href=3D"http://www.freebsddairy.org/"><FONT=20
size=3D2>www.freebsddairy.org</FONT></A><FONT size=3D2> </FONT><A =
href=3D"http://www.root.com/"><FONT =
size=3D2>www.root.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3D2>=20
(go thrue the handbook or search) or </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.deamonnews/"><FONT =
size=3D2>www.deamonnews</FONT></A><FONT=20
size=3D2>.org</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN =
class=3D320221704-10062000>Good=20
Luck<BR><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN class=3D320221704-10062000><FONT =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN class=3D320221704-10062000><FONT =
face=3DVerdana><SPAN=20
class=3D590020205-10062000><FONT size=3D2>> Thanks for your reply, =
but your=20
links are actually dead except </FONT><A =
href=3D"http://www.root.com"><FONT=20
size=3D2>www.root.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3D2> (but this one just =
referres to=20
</FONT><A href=3D"http://www.freebsd.org"><FONT=20
size=3D2>www.freebsd.org</FONT></A><FONT size=3D2>). Anyway I tried =
holding the=20
spacebar while booting, but I receive either a "37 Key Stuck - Error" =
or=20
nothing happens at all.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN class=3D320221704-10062000><FONT =
face=3DVerdana><SPAN=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN class=3D320221704-10062000><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D2><SPAN class=3D590020205-10062000><STRONG>Greg=20
wrote::</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN class=3D320221704-10062000><SPAN=20
class=3D590020205-10062000>
<P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Interesting. Yes, you're right, but I =
haven't=20
seen this before. Isthis the internal keyboard? Can you connect an =
external=20
keyboard? If<SPAN class=3D590020205-10062000> </SPAN>so, does that=20
help?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN class=3D590020205-10062000>> =
Well=20
unfortunetly I don't have a PS/2 adapter here ... I'm gonna buy one =
tomorrow=20
and try the whole thing with an external keyboard. But still there =
must be a=20
way to install FreeBSD with my current (internal) keyboard. I did it =
once, but=20
I guess I was just lucky enough ... but this time I'm just stuck on my =
(change=20
disk) problem.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D590020205-10062000>Aren't there any=20
other boot parameters for suck kind of problems, but option h (-h).=20
??</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN =
class=3D590020205-10062000>> I also=20
checked "The Complete FreeBSD" and "The FreeBSD handbook" but there is =
nothing=20
about that problem. By th</SPAN><SPAN class=3D590020205-10062000>e way =
... is=20
there any mail adress where I could reach the BSD developer team=20
???</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN=20
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T></P></DIV>
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=20
face=3DTahoma><FONT size=3D2>-----Original =
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Patrick=20
Simon [mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> June 10, 2000 12:16=20
AM<BR><B>To:</B> freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG<BR><B>Subject:</B> =
installation=20
problem on laptop (keyboard)<BR><B>Importance:</B>=20
High<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D426203504-07062000>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000>I got huge=20
problem while installing FreeBSD 4.0 on my Echos P90 Laptop. I know =
that it=20
is actually supported, but I'm still facing a big problem. When =
I start=20
my installation with the first boot disk "kernel" ... my computer =
hangs=20
after the following messages:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000>/boot.config:=20
-P</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000>Keyboard:=20
no</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000>>>=20
FreeBSD/i386 BOOT</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000>Default:=20
0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000>boot:=20
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000>BTX loader=20
1.00 BTX version is 1.01</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D426203504-07062000> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000>-- stops right=20
here --</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000>Well I=20
already figured out that my keyboard isn't supported. So I started =
with the=20
boot option (-h). Which actually works. (it continues loading till =
disk=20
change) But as soon as I have to change to the next boot disk =
"mfsroot", I=20
have to press enter to confirm. And that's actually my =
problem</SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D426203504-07062000>. Cause my k</SPAN></FONT><SPAN=20
class=3D426203504-07062000><FONT face=3DVerdana>eyboard is at that =
point still=20
not working (even with -h) so I can't confirm the disk=20
change</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000><FONT =
face=3DVerdana> and=20
my installation sto</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana>ps h</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana>ere. But I was already able to install it once ... =
cause as=20
long as the disk is loading, my keyboard is actually working ... so =
I just=20
have to be fast enough to change disk and press enter within a =
second. But=20
that means redoing the entire procedure for about an hour!!! So =
please if=20
anyone can help me out I would appreciate it. Thank you very=20
much!</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN><FONT =
size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN class=3D426203504-07062000><FONT =
size=3D2>My=20
mailadress: </FONT><A href=3D"mailto:mailsimon@gmx.net"><FONT=20
size=3D2>mailsimon@gmx.net</FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000></SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D426203504-07062000>Thank you very=20
much in advance.. guys=20
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