Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 09:57:13 +0500 From: Jerry.Kendall@vmicls.com (Jerry Kendall) To: grog@lemis.de, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: KEYBOARD goes crazy Message-ID: <9511201457.AA22901.gonzo@vmicls.com>
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> > Jerry Kendall writes: > > > > I just setup two computers, a 386-40 with DOS/WINDOWS and a Pentium-75 running > > FreeBSD 2.0.5R. > > > > They share the same monitor and keyboard via a 'little switch box'. > > > > The problem is when I switch from/to the FreeBSD box. The input from > > the keyboard gets messed up. If I run DOS/WINDOWS on both systems, I can > > switch between them without any trouble. It seems to be related to switching > > from/to FreeBSD. > > > > At the login prompt, I type 'l' and I see '^L' on the screen. If I am > > logged in and type 'd', it interprets it as '^D' and logs me out. I tried > > switch to another screen via 'ALT-Fx' and it still is messed up. > > It looks as if the keyboard driver thinks the Ctrl key is pressed. > Could be that it gets some kind of noise when switching, and the > keyboard driver interprets it as a Ctrl key press and no release. If > that's the case, you should be able to fix it by pressing the Ctrl > key, releasing it and trying again. > > Greg Well. Guess what??? It seems that Greg is correct. When I got the ^L charactares etc... I pressed the control keys and WOW it made the problem go away. Thanks. Jerry
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