Re: Keyboard detection failure during installation of debian unstable.
This is a bug in the unstable snapshot. See this message:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2003/debian-boot-200308/msg00478.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Yeatman" <pyeatman@ucsd.edu>
To: "Harley Peters" <harley@hpeters.net>
Cc: "Debian Users" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: Keyboard detection failure during installation of debian
unstable.
> It's been awhile since I've done a Debian install so I'm not sure what
> you mean by "trying to detect the keyboard layout" but I'd certainly
> give a generic keyboard choice, ie. 104 key keyboard, a try.
>
> Paul
>
> ->>In response to your message<<-
> --received from Harley Peters--
> >
> > I am new to debian and have been trying to install the unstable version.
> > But everytime i try i get the following error when trying to detect the
> > keyboard layout.
> >
> > Segmentation fault kbd-chooser's postinst exited with the status 35584.
> >
> > There is nothing special about my keyboard and i also tried another
> > keyboard (both PS2) with the same results.
> >
> > This doesn't happen with Woody but i would rather try the unstable Sid
> > version.
> >
> > Motherboard = MSI k7t266 pro2 (Via kt266a chipset)
> >
> > Tried both a Microsoft and Acer keyboards.
> >
> > Harley
> >
> >
> >
> >
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