[parisc-linux] palinux 0.9.1

Andy Walker squawker@start.no
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 20:29:15 +0200


> On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 01:47:54PM +0200, Andy Walker wrote:
> > Quoting Richard Hirst <rhirst@linuxcare.com>:
> > > 
> > > You are not the only person with this problem, so
> > > hopefully someone will fix it soon.
> > > 
> > > Richard
> > 
> > Hi folks,
> > 
> > Just a note to say that I'm experiencing this too. I've
> > a B132L, 192MB, 2gb+4gb wide/diff disks. Firmware is
> > patched up to 6.1, the latest I could find. Boots nicely
> > now that I told it the console is on the built in frame
> > buffer GRAPHICS(0) rather than the HCRX24/GRAPHICS(2) -
> > but the ps/2 keyboard locks up at the first Debian
> > install screen.
> > 
> > Time for a serial install I guess.
> 
> I've just heard that this might be a keyboard reset problem, and
> simply unplugging and replugging the keyboard at that point may
> make it work.
> 
> Richard

I'm afraid not :-( Didn't work for me 5 minutes ago. I noticed
there's a WAX HIL device on these B models - pity there's no
connector for that 'cos I've got a HIL keyboard and mouse
laying around downstairs.

-Andy