Can't escape to loader prompt

[DerDrache]

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