Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 06:40:41 -0700 (PDT) From: jan.grant@bristol.ac.uk To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: i386/14396: Floppy install of 3.2-release, 3.3-release hang without detecting keyboard Message-ID: <19991018134041.CEC9C14D51@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 14396 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: Floppy install of 3.2-release, 3.3-release hang without detecting 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 Oct 18 06:50:01 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jan Grant >Release: 3.3 >Organization: ILRT, Bristol University >Environment: Not applicable - didn't get that far >Description: Using the boot floppy/FTP install method on a Genie-2 Pentium II-350 machine from Viglen. (1245522-SEM is the serial number, exact motherboard details are available from their website keyed on this); BIOS is PhoenixBIOS 4.0 rel 6.0, dated 08/20/98. Boot didn't progress very far: "keyboard: no" was displayed. Either the bios or the bootloader can't see the keyboard. I've called this a "low prioprity" problem 'cause it's simple to work around; however, failing at the first hurdle may put off potential BSD users. >How-To-Repeat: I tried this in multiple configurations on a few recent Viglen machines, all had the same BIOS revision. >Fix: The workaround I used was to drop into BIOS setup and exit during the floppy boot. Note, this doesn't affect normal operation, just the installation. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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