On Tuesday 06 December 2005 16:49, Erik Osheim wrote:
> Here is a status update on the dell box I am trying to install onto:
>
> I burned the 3.0-RC5 ISO and tried that. It did not have the same
> problem as before... I got past the wd0 line, the kernel booted and
> the installer fired up.
>
> The new problem is that the USB keyboard isn't working. None of the
> keys did anything (a, b, RETURN, arrow keys, CTRL-n, etc.) and the
> caps-lock light, etc. didn't respond either. I tried an actual USB
> keyboard and a PS/2 keyboard with a USB adaptor. The machine doesn't
> have PS/2 on it, so USB is my only option (besides a serial console,
> but I'm not sure I'm going to be able to set one of those up).
>
> Is the installer expected to work with a USB keyboard? Should I be
> asking some other list about this (or reporting it as a bug)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- Erik
>

I already reported it: port-i386/32249  3.0_RC5 fails to install on Dell GX620

Dave 

> On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 03:47:38PM -0500, Erik Osheim wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I just downloaded the i386 ISO for NetBSD 2.1, with the hope of
> > installing onto a Dell Optiplex GX520 I have here at work. The machine
> > is currently running Linux (Gentoo) fine, but I wanted to run NetBSD
> > again.
> >
> > When booting, it freezes on the line: "wd0 at atabus1 drive 0" and the
> > cursor stays on that line, just after the 0. I let it sit for a few
> > minutes and it didn't seem like it was doing anything, so I tried
> > again.
> >
> > I verified the ISO against the MD5 provided, and verified the actual
> > CD data from that also. I'm not sure what could be causing the problem
> > (the machine has an SATA hard drive, not parallel ATA, maybe that's
> > it?).
> >
> > I noticed an email in the archives sent in September 2005 from Hubert
> > Feyrer-- "GX520 does not image. (fwd)". It looks to me like this is
> > the same problem.
> >
> > I can provide more information on request, and I can try different CD
> > images or other things. This is my desktop machine at work so I can't
> > leave the machine in an unusable state for long periods of time.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > -- Erik Osheim
> >
> > P.S. At one time I was subscribed to this list but I'm not anymore, so
> > please CC me on all messages.

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