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From: rim@bme.ri.ccf.org (Robert M. Cothren)
Subject: console lockup when booting floppies
Message-ID: <RIM.94Jan4103314@roadrunner.bme.ri.ccf.org>
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Sender: rim@bme.ri.ccf.org (Robert M. Cothren)
Organization: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 15:33:14 GMT

I am trying to install FreeBSD 1.0R on my system at home, but am
having problems with the floppy system.  I have a 66MHz DX2 with a 34F
and an ATI Ultra Pro LB, 3 serial lines (2 16550As), an LPT, and 1.44
and 1.2 floppies.  The kcopy-bt kernel floppy appears to boot fine and
probes my hardware correctly.  However, whether I use the filesystem
floppy or stay with the kernel copy floppy when prompted for a
filesystem, the keyboard does not respond after I get a prompt.  It
works fine when I have to inform the system that the filesystem floppy
is inserted.

I have a Gateway 2000 system with one of those screwy Anykey
keyboards.  Is there some problem with this keyboard?  Does anyone
have a suggestion on how to get my system booted?

Thanks in anticipation.

-- 
----Robert M. Cothren, PhD--------------------------rim@bme.ri.ccf.org----
    Department of Biomedical Engineering
    The Cleveland Clinic Foundation                voice: 216 445-9305
----Cleveland, Ohio----------------------------------fax: 216 444-9198----