Can't escape to loader prompt

From: Matthew Huggett (mhuggett_at_zam.att.ne.jp)
Date: 03/25/05

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    To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:23:18 +0900 (JST)

    Hi,

    I'm trying to install 5.3, via CD, on a system with a USB keyboard
    only. Once I boot from the CD, I lose the keyboard and, after the
    first menu times out, I see the main install menu but I can't make any
    selections.

    I've seen the instructions to "escape to loader prompt" and do
    > set hint.atkbd.0.flags="0x1"
    > boot
    However, I am unable to even escape to the loader prompt. The only
    thing I can do with my keyboard once I boot from the CD is toggle the
    num lock and caps lock. I haven't been able to find any reports of
    similar trouble on Google, so was wondering if anyone on this list has
    had trouble with a keyboard so early on in the install, and what, if
    anything, they did to fix it.

    Thanks,

    Matt

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