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Date:      Sun, 8 Oct 1995 09:51:59 +0100 (MET)
From:      Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
To:        rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com (Rodney W. Grimes)
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org (user alias)
Subject:   Re: Keyboard reset did not work...
Message-ID:  <199510080852.JAA16111@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
In-Reply-To: <199510072220.PAA08843@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> from "Rodney W. Grimes" at Oct 7, 95 03:20:02 pm

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> 
> > 
> > With a quite recent kernel I get
> > 
> > mulligan# reboot
> > 
> > syncing disks... 4 4 2 done
> > Rebooting...
> > Keyboard reset did not work, attempting CPU shutdown
> > 
> > and there it hangs...
> > 
> > It's an ASUS VL/I 486 DX4-100, 16MB, AH1542CF.
> 
> >From the LINT kernel config file:
> # BROKEN_KEYBOARD_RESET disables the use of the keyboard controller to
> # reset the CPU for reboot.  This is needed on some systems with broken
> # keyboard controllers.
> ...
> #options        "BROKEN_KEYBOARD_RESET"
> 
> 
> I suggest you add this option to the kernel file for that machine.  Also
> the model number sighted above does not exist as an ASUS product.  Which
> one of these is it:
> 
> PVI-486AP4 (Intel Aries chip set)
> PVI-486SP3 (Sis 85C496/497 chip set)
> VL/I-486SV2G (Sis 85C471 chip set)
> VL/I-486SV2GX4 (Adds support for DX4 to VL/I-486SP2G, obsoletes it too)
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This one I have. SiS 85C471
 
> 
> What is stamped on the keyboard controller chip as far as manufacturer
> and model number (if there is one, it may just say ``AMIKey 2''.

Manufacturer logo is something like   "\///\"  VT82C42N (9416 CD)

EPROM AWARD BIOS 1993 S/N 011583854  U

> 
> -- 
> Rod Grimes                                      rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
> Accurate Automation Company                 Reliable computers for FreeBSD
> 

--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de



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