amd64/173680: 9.1rc3 installer hangs at "rootpass"

[Jos Jansen]

>Number:         173680
>Category:       amd64
>Synopsis:       9.1rc3 installer hangs at "rootpass"
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-amd64
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Nov 17 14:40:01 UTC 2012
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jos Jansen
>Release:        9.1rc3
>Organization:
Snow B.V.
>Environment:
not available
>Description:
Garbled screen @ rootpass in installer, no way to set root password. 

HP XW4600, HP/Chicony keyboard. Mouse attached through HP1940 display USB hub. 

Killed installer and rebooted; stopped in "mountroot" prompt, no keyboard response! USB issue?

Installed 9.0-Release without issues. I am running at least one server at 9.1rc3 for non-essential services at the office but those are "make buildworld" upgrades from 9.0, not fresh installs from optical media. 

cheers

Jos

>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: