Re: Problem installing 3.0 on Ultra5...

[yoda2 <yoda2@yoda2.xs4all.nl>]

Dear Gordon,

I think the problem with the UK keyboard is not debian - specific. I own 
a ultra sparc 5 too with a uk keyboard. Even with SuSE 7.3 the system 
freezes as soon as the UK keyboard is selected. So I think you have to 
live with the fact that you install it as a US-keyboard. It's the 
fastest way. I don't see this as an disadvantage since my other 
keyboards are also US and I like to type "blind" (<- dutch expression ;) ).

grtz Asim


Gordon Henderson wrote:

> In-Case anyones interested, it still doesn't work.
>
> But I was able to manually patch up the system, install the correct
> inittab then run deselect to get the base packages, etc. all installed,
> then I've compiled and installed a new kernel, but it still stops
> absolutely dead as a dodo when I try to run /usr/sbin/base-config. I've
> not installed any of the X packages yet.
>
> Can anyonone tell me the rune to tell it it's got a UK keyboard, and GMT
> time zone? I guess I've just taken all that for granted using base-config
> as Debian boots for the first time all these years...
>
> Has anyone actually managed to get it working "correctly" on an Ultra 5?
>
> Gordon
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