From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.back-rdu.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id hB5FlhR18506 for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:47:43 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id hB5Fsab07569 for blinux-list@listman.back-rdu.redhat.com; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:54:36 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id hB5Fsa207565 for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:54:36 -0500 Received: from smtp1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (dasher.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.145]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id hB5Fsa211561 for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:54:36 -0500 Received: from conversion-daemon.smtp1.doit.wisc.edu by smtp1.doit.wisc.edu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.22 (built Nov 4 2003)) id <0HPF00501IO7LM@smtp1.doit.wisc.edu> (original mail from jheim@wiscmail.wisc.edu) for blinux-list@redhat.com; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 09:53:53 -0600 (CST) Received: from vinca.wiscmail.wisc.edu (vinca.doit.wisc.edu [128.104.17.103]) by smtp1.doit.wisc.edu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.22 (built Nov 4 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HPF00FBQITTBE@smtp1.doit.wisc.edu> for blinux-list@redhat.com; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 09:53:53 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 09:54:04 -0600 From: John Heim Subject: debian install issue solved X-Sender: jheim@wiscmail.wisc.edu (Unverified) To: blinux-list@redhat.com Message-id: <6.0.0.22.2.20031205094828.01b1dda0@wiscmail.wisc.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: junk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I've been stuck since last weekend on a debian install via a serial console. After installing the base system, you reboot from the hard disk and complete the install. But the second stage of the set up program wasn't waiting for keyboard input. The questions just scrolled by like I was holding down a key. I'm using Hyperterminal on a Windows PC as the terminal. And I found that the problem went away if I switched the emulation from VT100 to ANSI. So it didn't have anything to do with the baud rate or the flow control. When I left it last night it was downloading packages so by now I may have a functioning system. Anyway, I thought I'd post the answer in case someone in the future had the same problem and was googling for answers.