Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 21:42:57 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: "Aaron Dailey" <aarond@btc.adaptec.com> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PS/Valuepoint and keyboard hang on install Message-ID: <199606190342.VAA04528@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <199606190337.VAA27603@btc.btc.adaptec.com> References: <199606190337.VAA27603@btc.btc.adaptec.com>
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> > > > > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.1 Release on an IBM PS/Valuepoint > > > > > > 6384, and get a keyboard lock once everything boots. > > > > If it does, you can try the ThinkPad boot floppy out, but that doesn't > > fix 'lockups'. When you are in the wrong mode, it's pretty obvious as > > every key you touch doesn't do what you want it to do. (But it *does* > > do something). > > > > My experience is that every key does nothing past a certain point. > I tried bouncing the num lock key during boot up - right after the > uncompressing kernel message the num lock light stops toggling, and > other keys don't work. Keep toggling the num-lock key until *something* happens. When it goes off and doesn't come on for awhile is when the 'toggling' will help. (That's when the keyboard probe is happening and things are disabled.) > Where can I get the thinkpad boot floppy, or would it even help? Not if it's totally locked up. Nate
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