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- To: aph@debian.org
- Subject: Re: Bug#174887: (no subject)
- From: "THOMAS CUNY" <tec121@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 23:19:01 -0600
- Message-id: <F4xYuDoAvR9U9ZLQzui0000d706@hotmail.com>
>From: Adam DiCarlo <aph@debian.org>
>To: "THOMAS CUNY" <tec121@msn.com>
>CC: 174887@bugs.debian.org, control@bugs.debian.org
>Subject: Re: Bug#174887: (no subject)
>Date: 01 Jan 2003 13:59:40 -0600
>
>
>reassign 174887 boot-floppies
>retitle 174887 [i386] keyboard problem on emachines t1742
>thanks
>
>"THOMAS CUNY" <tec121@msn.com> writes:
>
> > System: eMachines T1742 purchased from Best Buy with Windows XP
> > preinstalled
> > Software: Debian Woody 3.0 cdroms purchased from Linux Central
> >
> > Problem: Installation
> > in screen "Configuring Locales"
> > a box is displayed of locales to select
> > The only keys that are accepted from the keyboard are
> > <up arrow>, <down arrow>, and <F12>. <up arrow> and
> > <down arrow> move the cursor up and down the box.
> > <F12> terminates processing the page and probably causes
> > abnormal operation of the configuration script.
>
>You are saying the enter key doesn't work? Thus you are not able to
>continue from this screen?
>
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The <enter> key does not work.
Nothing in the box can be selected or deselected.
The <F12> key continues the installation process in some abnormal mode.
The kernel is 2.2.20.
Debian has bf2.4 but when I tried one time to install it it would not
boot due to some missing drivers.
The keyboard is PS/2 with Din connector.
The keyboard meets the description of a PC-104 keyboard.
The BIOS says nothing about keyboard emulation.
The BIOS is Phoenix 6.0
After the system it completely installed with root login and user
login created, the problem can be recreated by running:
apt-get install locales
The system never gets xserver installed without manual editing of the
config file. This system uses an Intel 845 motherboard and I have to
download kernel 2.4.20 and various other files to get it to run
correctly. I have not done that yet.
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