Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 16:29:24 -0500 From: David Friedman <driz@away.net> To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.1.7 FreeBSD Message-ID: <20011111162924.A52144@mail> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.10111091238390.5753-100000@gumby.citytel.net>; from kwoody@citytel.net on Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 12:53:49PM -0800 References: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.10111091238390.5753-100000@gumby.citytel.net>
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* Keith Woodworth (kwoody@citytel.net) wrote: > > Folks...weve had a 2.1.7 machine colo'd here for a few years (3 days shy > of 500 days of uptime) and most of that time it has not had a > monitor/keyboard plugged into it. (just ssh in all the time) > > Few weeks ago I rearranged the equipment room and plugged in a > keyboard/monitor but the console wont respond to keyboard. Last time I > used a keyboard on this machine was probably about a year ago to change > the IP of the NIC and a few other things. Unplugged the keyboard and its > sat in the corner and hummed away ever since. Even then it had at least > 200 days of uptime w/no keyboard plugged in before I made the IP change. > > Is there a process I can maybe HUP to get to the keyboar to work? Or do I > need a complete reboot? > > THanks, > Keith > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message Do you remember if the keyboard was plugged in when you initially booted the machine up? It's not generally a good idea to plug the keyboard in while the computer is on. I suggest shutting down first. (No, I'm not aware of any process to HUP to get it to work.) -- David Friedman - http://www.away.net/ Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" BSD: "Are you guys coming or what?" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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