In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> David Preece writes:
: At 17:00 22/12/00 -0500, you wrote:
: >On a reboot I get
: >beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep, then keyboard not found or keyboard error. So, yes
: >as mentioned just recently on this list, hard switches are _BAD_.
:
: So the keyboard controller's toast, is that what we're saying? Presumably
: you've tried connecting the keyboard directly to eliminate the all too real
: possiblity that it's the switch that's broken?
I've found that when the keyboard controller goes like this, it
usually isn't the keyboard controller per se. On my older 486
machines I have seen this many time, but swapping out the 8242
keyboard controller chip doesn't seem to help....
: Configuring FreeBSD to run headless is a FAQ on -small, and consequently I
: did a page about it that's hosted in half a dozen places.... none of which
: I can remember. Search the archive on -small for "headless" and you'll be
: there.
echo -h > /boot.config
Warner
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