Bug#174887: ["THOMAS CUNY" <tec121@msn.com>] Re: Bug#174887: (no subject)
reassign 174887 debconf
thanks
#include <hallo.h>
* Adam DiCarlo [Fri, Jan 03 2003, 12:43:32PM]:
> Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 23:19:01 -0600
> From: "THOMAS CUNY" <tec121@msn.com>
> Subject: Re: Bug#174887: (no subject)
> To: aph@debian.org
>
> >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?
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> The <enter> key does not work.
Looks like some breakage in the debconf frontend.
> 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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