Re: port-i386/44563: boot loader prompt doesn't read keyboard input on a MacBook1,1

[Taylor R Campbell <campbell+netbsd%mumble.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-i386/44563; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Taylor R Campbell <campbell+netbsd%mumble.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: port-i386-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
        netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, David Laight 
<david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>
Subject: Re: port-i386/44563: boot loader prompt doesn't read keyboard input on 
a MacBook1,1
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:17:57 +0000

    Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:04:30 +0000
    From: David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>
 
    On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:35:00PM +0000, Taylor R Campbell wrote:
    >   When I boot NetBSD on my MacBook1,1 (the only MacBook model
    >   with i386 rather than amd64), I can use the keyboard to select
    >   an entry in the boot menu, but the boot loader appears to read
    >   no subsequent keyboard input, if I drop to the boot loader
    >   prompt.  The cursor blinks at the prompt, but typing keys has
    >   no apparent effect.
 
    It is worth seeing if the bootselect code can read more than one
    character - hit an illegal key and/or request disk 0 be booted again.
 
 I hit `7' (I have the usual 5-entry i386 boot menu), and when it gave
 me the `Option: [1]:' prompt, the cursor continued to blink but it
 ignored all keyboard input.  The same happened when I hit `0' and `t',
 which I presume are not `legal'.