Re: Debian on Sun Enterprise 250
Debian-sparc Etch is detecting my keyboard as a type 5 but i have a
type 6 keyboard on my sun 250. anyone have an idea how i can force to
detect keyboard type=6 settings during bootup on SILO ?
thanks,
-b
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:44 AM, <garthus1@lilrc.org> wrote:
> Sounds like a dirty keyboard try another and see if it does the same
> thing. If that is the only one you have good luck. I usually clean them in
> a dishwasher, dry them with a fan on the keyboard for 3-4 days (face 45%
> down). I did not have that key board problem, only the driver installation
> issue.
>
> Gerry
>
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>> thanks for the reply gerry. I tried to setup debian via TEXT mode
>> install. I was successfull but the darn keyboard just doesn't let me
>> install because as soon as i select an option and hit enter the
>> keyboard will just go haywire and all I see is the screen is
>> scrolling. i can sometimes stop it with just one hit on the back-space
>> key. but after picking the next station, it does the same thing.
>>
>> -b
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:15 AM, <garthus1@lilrc.org> wrote:
>>> I had similar problem with 220r, what I did was to do command line
>>> installation and not load the video drivers. It worked fine with Webmin
>>> and I am using it for a webserver. I just could not get the video card
>>> drivers to load propperly.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>> hi guys,
>>>>
>>>> I'm having some problems with the setup installer for debian 4.0.4a
>>>> (etch) for sparc. I tried passing the following on SILO:
>>>>
>>>> SILO Boot
>>>>
>>>> boot: install video:atyfb:off DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I was able to successfully load the kernel through this method but for
>>>> some weird reason my sun keyboard will all of a sudden go hay-wire. as
>>>> soon as i pick the first option that the installer asks for and hit
>>>> the (ENTER key) the screen will just keep on scrolling. at first i
>>>> thought it's a keyboard issue but I've changed it for the 3rd time and
>>>> when im on OpenBOOT i can run the commands without any hassle. If
>>>> there is someone that was able to make this to work and would like to
>>>> share I would very much appreciate this...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> thank you all!
>>>>
>>>> -B
>>>>
>>>>
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