On Dec 9, 2007 3:45 PM, Aaron Hsu <arcfide@mac.com> wrote:
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> Hello Thomas,
>
> Thanks for your message
>
> On Dec 9, 2007, at 1:22 PM, Thomas Delaet wrote:
>
> > I tried booting 4.2 i386 images (amd64 did not work) on my macbook. In
> > every case (bsd.rd, bsd and bsd.mp) I got the following as the first
> > kernel message:
> >
> > "kbc: cmd word write error"
> >
> > For all kernels, I enabled acpi and disabled apm.
>
> I have noticed that this seems to happen for every kernel, but with my
> Macbook Pro (Core Duo) it has not caused any issues with the keyboard.
> I remember that there have been some issues with the Macbooks and
> their keyboards. Most users reported that using an external keyboard
> (most used usb) solved the issues. I believe that this is probably the
> only way that you will be able to get your Macbook running properly,
> unless someone has fixed this.
>
> I would love to have more information on Macbooks and their issues, so
> that I can update my guide. If you happen to find another solution
> that does not involve external keyboards, please let me know.

Appearently you have to make sure to plug into the frontmost port for
some unknown reason.

Also I've seen USB keyboards not get along with bsd.rd before, so
you'll have to make sure the one you're using works.

-Nick