From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 21 12:28:08 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48F5D16A41F for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:28:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from kane.otenet.gr (kane.otenet.gr [195.170.0.77]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3CF413C45D for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:28:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from atlantis.dyndns.org (athedsl-07227.home.otenet.gr [87.202.28.115]) by kane.otenet.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id l5LCS5vp021492 for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:28:05 +0300 Message-ID: <467A6ED4.8050202@otenet.gr> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:28:04 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070615) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE on usb keyboard freezes FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:28:08 -0000 Hi all, This is a very weird symptom, noticed today for the first time. I have a cheap Microsoft wireless keybaord with USB connection, on one FreeBSD 6.2 release machine that acts as a lightweight server / occasional desktop. While in the console (no X running) I accidentally pressed CTRL-ALT-SPACE, received a message about USB controller error (sadly cannot remember exactly) and the machine froze completely. Tried from another machine but to no avail, it was completely frozen. After restart I tried it a second time, again same results. Changed some bios settings (disabled legacy USB support, that was actually the only option for USB besides disabling it completely) and checked a third time, still the same. Now I know this has something to do with the USB but the motherboard is not faulty. I don't know if it has to do with the particular keyboard (A Microsoft conspiracy to bring the CTRL-ALT-DEL equivalent to FreeBSD ? :) ) but was wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem (or is brave enough to try...). I should also note that after pressing CTRL-ALT-SPACE the green power led of the machine started blinking (like sometimes motherboards do when entering standby or something, only there is no option for this in BIOS). Motherboard is a cheap but brand new ASROCK 478-based P4 motherboard. Thanks Manolis