Re: Can't escape to loader prompt

From: DerDrache (derdrache_at_gmail.com)
Date: 04/01/05

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    Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 14:00:39 -0500
To: Matthew Huggett <mhuggett@zam.att.ne.jp>

    On Mar 25, 2005 12:23 AM, Matthew Huggett <mhuggett@zam.att.ne.jp> wrote:
    > 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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    I know this isn't the answer you're looking for and I'm sure wasn't
    the most intelligent thing to do but when I found myself in this same
    position I installed a copy of 5.2.1 and cvsuped to 5.3-RELEASE.
    Definately a PITA.

    DerDrache
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