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To: Steven Wallace <swallace@ece.uci.edu>
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Subject: Re: PS/2 and Keycode bug 
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Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 19:34:02 +0900
From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
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>>>Also, I've always had this annonying problem using a PS/2 mouse,
>>>which is why I end up using a serial one.  When I use device
>>>/dev/psm0 and protocol PS/2, sometimes the keyboard state gets messed
>>>up so that the X server thinks a modifier key (control, alt) will 
>>>remain in the depressed state when the key is not pressed.  I
>> 
>> This should work better in FreeBSD-current and -2.2.  The psm and
>> syscons drivers can now separate psm and keyboard scancodes.
>> 
>
>There is still a big problem with the PS/2 and keyboard.
>
>Note that while using the mouse and typing at the same time this problem
>occurs.  

Exactly which version of FreeBSD are we talking about? Would you
please tell me.

In addition, description on your motherboard, CPU, keyboard and
PS/2 mouse will be useful too.

>I just tried upgrading to XF86 3.3 and the problem continues.
>Now that my built-in serial ports aren't being recognized for some 
>strange reason, I'm using the PS2 port for my mouse!

I don't think upgrading XFree86 will make any difference as far as
keyboard and PS/2 mouse input is concerned. 

>Who's fault is this? (in terms of the kernel)

Let's find out.

Kazu