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Date:      Mon, 27 Mar 2000 19:36:09 -0800 (PST)
From:      gradz@radbyte.com
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   misc/17630: Install loader failed to recognize 84-key keyboard
Message-ID:  <200003280336.TAA23928@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         17630
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       Install loader failed to recognize 84-key keyboard
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar 27 19:40:01 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Greg Radzykewycz
>Release:        3.4 (Also affects 3.3)
>Organization:
>Environment:
3.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE #0: Mon Mar 20 10:03:53 GMT 2000
     root@:/usr/src/sys/compile/DARKSTAR  i386
>Description:
I went to install 3.4 using floppy images from the Walnut Creek CDROM.
When I booted the system using the boot floppy, the system locked up at:

/boot.config: -P
Keyboard: no
-
BTX loader 1.00  BTX version is 1.01

At this point, the boot loader accessed the floppy for several seconds 
with nothing more being displayed then stopped. I tried 3.3 boot floppies 
with identical results. I installed an IDE CDROM drive and booted 3.3 
from the CDROM, again with the same results. This system had previously 
had 3.1 install via boot from the Walnut Creek 3.1 CDROM. The keyboard 
then installed was an anchient 84-key keyboard which worked fine under 
3.1. The keyboard was swapped with a 101-key keyboard, the loader 
reported "Keyboard: yes" and the install proceeded normally.
>How-To-Repeat:
The install boot loader failed consistently with the 84-key keyboard 
attached.
>Fix:
I don't actually think it is worth fixing. The work around is to replace 
dinosaur keyboards with newer ones. However, this problem should be 
documented which is my sole purpose for submitting this PR.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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