From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Dec 21 00:26:04 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id AAA17396 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 21 Dec 1997 00:26:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from wartch.rih.org (ppp-207-214-209-81.snfc21.pacbell.net [207.214.209.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id AAA17390 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 1997 00:25:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from peterh@wartch.rih.org) Received: from wartch.rih.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wartch.rih.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA00800; Sun, 21 Dec 1997 00:03:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from peterh@wartch.rih.org) Message-Id: <199712210803.AAA00800@wartch.rih.org> To: Kazutaka YOKOTA cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 21 Dec 1997 15:20:37 +0900." <199712210620.PAA19069@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> From: psh1@cornell.edu Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 00:03:46 -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >I understand that the PS/2 mouse, the motherboard and the psm driver >have been working until lately. Have you ever plug or unplug the PS/2 >mouse from the system while power to the system is ON? The PS/2 mouse >interface and the keyboard interface appear to be very sensitive to >noise and can be fried easily. I have known a couple of people around >me who did unplug or plug the PS/2 mouse while the system is running >and ruined the interface. Yep. I'll bet that was it. While we are on that subject. Are there any devices you can safely plug in or out while running?