Would this URL resolve the problem? http://nthrbldyblg.blogspot.com/2008/06/vmware-and-fubar-keyboard-effect.html
> -----Original Message----- > From: opensolaris-help-bounces at opensolaris.org [mailto:opensolaris-help- > bounces at opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Blake > Sent: jeudi 26 f?vrier 2009 17:54 > To: Brendon Costa > Cc: opensolaris-help at opensolaris.org > Subject: Re: [osol-help] Keyboard problems after installation > > If you are not using vmware anywhere else, i'd give VirtualBox a shot > - it's free and probably a bit snappier than vmware. > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Brendon Costa > <brendon.j.costa at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I just installed OpenSolaris 2008.11 in vmware on my Linux box as I want to > > try compiling some code with opensolaris. > > > > Now when I boot the installed image i have problems. After booting into text > > mode, i am initially presented with the console login prompt, then the boot > > sequence seems to try and start the X server. After the boot has tried (and > > failed) to start the X server, if i then try to type anything at the command > > prompt (to login) it seems to generate a lot of control characters. For > > example attempting to login as root, i.e. typing the word "root" produces > > lines like: > > > > ^...@^@^...@^@^A^(^...@mr ............ > > > > A few other bits of background information that may help with this problem: > > > > Upon booting i get the following warnings: > > > > WARNING: Time-of-day chip unresponsive; dead batteries? > > WARNING: /pci at 0,0/pci15ad,1976 at 7,2 (uhci): No SOF interrupts have been > > recieved, this USB UHCI host controller is unusable (This one i only get > > sometimes) > > > > NOTICE: MPO is disab;led because memory is interleaved > > > > WARNING: BIOS microcode patch for AMD Athlon(tm) 64/Opteron(tm) processor > > erratum 131 was not detected; updating your systems BIOS to a version > > containing this microcode patch is HIGHLY recommended or erroneous system > > operation may occur. > > > > Also I noticed that after trying to enter a few things on the command > > prompt, i got a warning: > > ttymon: Warning -- speed of (console) may not be supported by the system > > > > I am not sure if this is the cause of the problem or a symptom of it > > > > Now, the system works fine when I boot from the live cd. > > > > Now if during the boot i attempt to login as soon as possible, it logs in > > fine (key mapping seem to be working fine until X is attempted to be > > started). Note after a small time, the boot procedure attempts to start X > > which fails. After failing to start X is when the keyboard stops working. > > > > Now if i login quickly and run startx before the boot process attempts to > > start X, then i get the following errors: > > > > (EE) Unable to locate/open config file > > Drivers to try are: "vmware" "fbdev" "vesa" "vga" > > (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in > > (EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable > > The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: > >> Warning: Symbol map for key <BKSP> redefined > > Using last definition for conflicting fields > > .... more key map warnings > > Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server > > > > Fatal server error: > > could not open default font 'fixed' > > XIO: fatal IO error 146 (Connection refused) on X server ":0.0" > > after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining > > > > Anyhow, I am just asking to see if anyone has any idea what is going on and > > how i can fix it? > > > > Thanks, > > Brendon. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > opensolaris-help mailing list > > opensolaris-help at opensolaris.org > > > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-help mailing list > opensolaris-help at opensolaris.org -------------------------------------------------------- Ce courriel et toutes les pi?ces jointes sont confidentiels et peuvent ?tre couverts par un privil?ge ou une protection l?gale. 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