Re: laptop keyboard trouble

[Patrick Welche <prlw1%cam.ac.uk@localhost>]

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 12:36:00PM +0100, Patrick Welche wrote:
> Just trying to install netbsd on a brand new laptop by booting from an
> external usb-connected hard disk. I get
> 
>   boot device: <unknown>
>   root device:
> 
> and as soon as try to type the root device:
> 
>   pckbport_start: command error
> 
> and "game over". Thoughts?
> (this is a few months old -current/i386 on a intel i5 laptop)

(now installing successfully via nfs and new -current/amd64 kernel)

Cheers,

Patrick