No Input Blues

Forum: User Feedback
Topic: No Input Blues
started by: abalter

Posted by abalter on Mar. 14 2006,15:30

Update:
In the "Laptop" section there are many posts from users with this issue. I have tried some tricks like keyboard control and dropping down to a command prompt with no luck. I somehow did get down to a command prompt, but I could not get any keyboard response.

Also, I noticed that during boot dsl did see a mouse (generic). I don't know if that was the TP or the USB mouse. Perhaps more importantly, it MISREAD MY PROCESSOR. DSL thinks I have a Pentium II! Does this mean that DSL doesn't recognize Pentium M processors?

Reminder: I'm a donor!

Posted by cbagger01 on Mar. 15 2006,04:41

You are using DSL embedded.

DSL embedded is actually running inside a virtual computer that is created by the software program called QEMU

< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QEMU >

This emulated computer system has a fake (simulated) Pentium II CPU, which is why you see that message.

FYI, you can exit the QEMU window by pressing

CTRL-ALT

to re-enter the window, simply click on an object inside the QEMU window.

Also, you can go fullscreen and back with:

CTRL-ALT-F

But keep in mind that your host operating system (Microsoft Windows) keyboard commands are still in effect, so if you press combinations like

ALT-TAB
CTRL-ALT-DEL

you will be jumped back into MSWindows and it will mess up the QEMU keyboard state.

To fix this, re-enter QEMU again and then press and release each individual key that was pressed, ie:
CTRL
ALT
TAB

NOT at the same time. One at a time.

and you will be back in business.