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From: dumat@physnet.uni-hamburg.de
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Help needed on installing NetBSD on Amiga
Date: 18 Sep 1995 22:03:43 GMT
Organization: PHYSnet, University of Hamburg, Germany
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I need Help installing NetBSD on an Amiga. 

I have no problems loading the kernel, it recognises my retina and my GVP,
but after it has asked for the root device (fd0) and some loading has been 
done, my keyboard goes mad. Every second keystroke or so is repeated an
even multiple of ten times. Not a good idea :-( My idea is timing problems
between the mainboard (rev 4.1) and the Keyboard (an old one with two Amiga
Keys), so the keyboard thinks, there's an out-of-sync Condition and resends
the key. Does anyone have had the same problems or an better idea to help
me out of this mess? Is my idea totally stupid (is there a keyboard driver
loaded after the kernel)?

If you can help me, please answer by email.

I'm not an expert concerning unix-like systems (but i want to become one)
so forgive me, if this question is dull.

Thanks for your patience

Clemens D. Dumat