Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 09:12:30 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@logisticsoftware.co.nz> To: rjk191@psu.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Strange keyboard problems upon bootup Message-ID: <19991202091229.C17110@jonc.logisticsoftware.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <19991201134635.A302@rjk191.rh.psu.edu>; from ray@rjk191.rh.psu.edu on Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 01:46:35PM -0500 References: <19991201134635.A302@rjk191.rh.psu.edu>
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On Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 01:46:35PM -0500, Ray Kohler wrote:
> Lately I've noticed that sometimes when I boot up (usually after
> rebuilding a kernel, but not always), my keyboard is scrambled (in
> raw mode, I suppose). It happens both before and after the xdm
> starts (I push keys during the init sequence and see what gets
> echoed). I've also determined that it's not me pushing such keys
> that causes the problem, they get that way whether I play with it
> or not. If I telnet in and reboot, everything works fine the second
> time. What's going on here, and how can I fix it?
It's a problem with XFree86. Been around for ages (used to happen to
me under 2.2.X as well); but it appears to happen just that bit more
with the later releases. Rare, intermittent :-(
You're not alone.
Jonathan Chen
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