misc/72923: installer crashing/no keybaord detected

[Peter Cahill]

>Number:         72923
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       installer crashing/no keybaord detected
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Oct 20 12:30:25 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Peter Cahill
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.3 BETA 7
>Organization:
UCD
>Environment:
Unavailable (installer crashing), booting off the 5.3BETA7 i386 iso on the ftp site.
>Description:
the sysinstall script is either crashing or just not responding to the keyboard at all. I cant switch terminals, and no keys have any effect. Im guessing that its a keyboard error rather than an actual error with sysinstall.

I have seen similar reports on the web with keybaord errors in 5.3CURRENT, I presume this is similar, appart from the other errors I saw were when people tried to use two keyboards. If you need anymore details just let me know.
>How-To-Repeat:
      Have 1 USB keyboard (1 usb mouse also), no PS/2 keybd or mouse. Boot the 5.3Beta7 i386 cd. When the installer appears, the keyboard does not respond. its impossible to get a dmesg or anything as I cant switch terminals or use the keyboard at all.
>Fix:
     I got around it by booting 5.2RELEASE, and then installing from the 5.3 CD. After booting the 5.3 kernel the system works grand.
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