Solaris 8 loses keyboard configuration

While installing Solaris 8 on my Dell Latitude laptop, everything works fine until I get to the point that the installation asks me to select the language to be used. When I press "1", the string "^]]229z" is echoed on the screen until the buffer is filled. Since the keyboard works fine up to that point (it allows me to select devices and boot methods) it appears as if the "Solaris Web Start 3.0 Installer" is losing the keyboard configuration. Any suggestions?
Mark Van Tuyl
[email protected]

Hi Mark,
There appears to be a problem with the keyboards on Dell laptops. Currently there is a work around that you might want to try if you want to run Solaris 8 on your machine, and this involves using a USB keyboard for installation and subsequent use. If you wish to give it a try, take a look at the following steps:
1) Attach USB keyboard prior to installation
2) When the language question is asked respond using the USB keyboard for this step and for all other steps.
However after installation finishes the USB keyboard must still be used for operation.
Regards,
Andrew
Sun Developer Technical Support

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