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Date:      Thu, 06 Feb 1997 17:19:23 +1000
From:      Andrew Perry <andrew@shoal.net.au>
To:        James <jamess@agt.net>
Cc:        questions freebsd <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Keyboard Lock-up after Kernal Configuration
Message-ID:  <32F985FB.3B9B@shoal.net.au>
References:  <97Feb5.192008-0700_mst.194768-1305%2B7852@mail.telusplanet.net>

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Have you tried another keyboard? When you say the keyboard locks up does everything 
else lock up as well? Or does it get to the next stage of the installation process 
and you can't enter any information?

Andrew Perry
andrew@shoal.net.au


James wrote:
> 
> I am having troubles getting the installation of FreeBSD started on my
> system.  After getting past the Kernal configuration screen which is
> presented half-way through the boot-up, my keyboard locks Completely.
> 
> - I have tried using various versions of FreeBSD's boot disks with the same
> result from each.
> - I have tried to disable/enable probing of various devices with no change.
> - My keyboard does not use a PS/2 type interface.
> - I've also tried removing certain hardware from my computer and disabling
> ports from my BIOS configuration.
> 
> This is really important to me.  If anyone has Any suggestions or ideas (no
> matter how significant), or if I
> need to provide any specific information to help in problem solving, let me
> know.  Thanks!
> 
> By the way, if it is hopeless, let me know also.  :-)
> 
> James
> jamess@agt.net



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