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Bug#247725: installation-reports - hppa c3600 graphical/usb



Hi Grant,

Grant Grundler <grundler@parisc-linux.org> (2004-05-06):
> Package: installation-reports
> 
> Debian-installer-version: Beta4 5/6/2004
> uname -a: Linux debian 2.4.25-32 #1 Mon Apr 19 18:11:19 UTC 2004 parisc unknown
> Date: 5/6/2004
> Method: booted CD from sarge-hppa-netinst.iso
> 	http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/hppa/beta4/sarge-hppa-netinst.iso
> 
> Machine: HP C3600 workstation with PCI VIs-EG/USB console
> Processor: PA8600
> Memory: 4GB
> Root Device: fwscsi.5.0
> Root Size/partition table: n/a
> Output of lspci: n/a
> 
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> 
> Initial boot worked:    [O]
> Configure network HW:   [O]
> Config network:         [O]
> Detect CD:              [O]
> Load installer modules: [?]
> Detect hard drives:     [O]
> Partition hard drives:  [ ]
> Create file systems:    [ ]
> Mount partitions:       [ ]
> Install base system:    [ ]
> Install boot loader:    [ ]
> Reboot:                 [ ]
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
> [?] = No clue if that was done or worked
> 
> Comments/Problems:
> 
> Using the HP USB keyboard (Model SK-2502U, P/N A4983-60401) on an HP C3600,
> the regular 4 arrow keys (seperate from the numeric keypad) do NOT work.
> They "select" instead of moving the highlight up/down.
> 
> Use the numeric keypad instead - it has "arrow keys" on it as well.
> 
> It's more "natural" to use the regular arrow keys and it should be
> trivial for the right person to fix.  I gather the numeric pad sends
> out a different scan code than the four "arrow" keys.
> 
> I only needed to boot the system to recover a palo (v1.4 built with gcc
> 3.3.3) which fails to boot.
> 
> grant

unfortunately, the "right person" never showed up. :(

Since hppa support has been discontinued, I'm not sure it's useful to
keep this bug report open forever, so I'm tempted to close it; unless
someone finally proposes a patch, of course.

Mraw,
KiBi.

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