Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 07:36:10 -0500 From: keyser@clio.rice.edu (Kevin Keyser) To: tsprad@mail.metronet.com Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: frozen virtual terminals on Dell system Message-ID: <9705071236.AA13097@clio.rice.edu>
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> > (not coincident with any other event I can think of) the system stops > > responding to all keyboard input, just as if the keyboard had been > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > unplugged. > ^^^^^^^^^ > Have you eliminated exactly that? I have a wonderful little IBM keyboard that > I was using with a mini-DIN to normal-DIN adapter plus an extension cable, and > I got the same symptoms quite often. The connections all seemed fine when I > checked them, but if I disconnected and reconnected it, it would immediately > start working fine again. Just a flakey connector, I guess. > > Doesn't hurt to check the really stupid stuff. > > Ted Spradley <A HREF="mailto:tsprad@metronet.com">tsprad@metronet.com </A> +1-972-484-5356 > Brisco: "...the more I learn the less I know." > Bowler: "At the rate we're learning things we won't know nothing in no time." In fact I did check this and it was not the problem. Even tried a different keyboard. Also, things work fine (relatively speaking) when booted into Win95. This makes me think the hardware is OK and I must have some config problem, IRQ conflict (though I don't see one), etc. Kevin Keyser keyser@clio.rice.edu
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