Can't escape to loader prompt

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On Apr 1, 2005 11:00 AM, DerDrache <derdrache at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 25, 2005 12:23 AM, Matthew Huggett <mhuggett at zam.att.ne.jp> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to install 5.3, via CD, on a system with a USB keyboard
> > only.  Once I boot from the CD, I lose the keyboard and, after the
> > first menu times out, I see the main install menu but I can't make any
> > selections.
> >
> > I've seen the instructions to "escape to loader prompt" and do
> > > set hint.atkbd.0.flags="0x1"
> > > boot
> > However, I am unable to even escape to the loader prompt.  The only
> > thing I can do with my keyboard once I boot from the CD is toggle the
> > num lock and caps lock.  I haven't been able to find any reports of
> > similar trouble on Google, so was wondering if anyone on this list has
> > had trouble with a keyboard so early on in the install, and what, if
> > anything, they did to fix it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Matt
> >
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> 
> I know this isn't the answer you're looking for and I'm sure wasn't
> the most intelligent thing to do but when I found myself in this same
> position I installed a copy of 5.2.1 and cvsuped to 5.3-RELEASE.
> Definately a PITA.
> 
> DerDrache
> DerDrache
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I've been complaining about the usb keyboard since 5.3 was released.
It's wierd how this is a new problem, a big problem, and nobody seems
to care...