From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Jan 3 15:29:48 2001 From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 3 15:29:44 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from point.osg.gov.bc.ca (point.osg.gov.bc.ca [142.32.102.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37F5E37B400 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:29:44 -0800 (PST) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by point.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.8.7/8.8.8) id PAA27362; Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:28:55 -0800 Received: from passer.osg.gov.bc.ca(142.32.110.29) via SMTP by point.osg.gov.bc.ca, id smtpda27360; Wed Jan 3 15:28:45 2001 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.11.1/8.9.1) id f03NSew01419; Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:28:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from cwsys9.cwsent.com(10.2.2.1), claiming to be "cwsys.cwsent.com" via SMTP by passer9.cwsent.com, id smtpdIq1417; Wed Jan 3 15:27:47 2001 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by cwsys.cwsent.com (8.11.2/8.9.1) id f03NRk503583; Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:27:46 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200101032327.f03NRk503583@cwsys.cwsent.com> Received: from localhost.cwsent.com(127.0.0.1), claiming to be "cwsys" via SMTP by localhost.cwsent.com, id smtpdHb3576; Wed Jan 3 15:27:04 2001 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.2 06/23/2000 with nmh-1.0.4 Reply-To: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group X-OS: FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE X-Sender: cy To: christoph.sold@server.i-clue.de Cc: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Thorbj=F6rn?= Axelsson , stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can't reset keyboard? In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 03 Jan 2001 22:26:44 +0100." <3A539914.48E34811@i-clue.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 15:27:04 -0800 Sender: cy@uumail.gov.bc.ca Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In message <3A539914.48E34811@i-clue.de>, Christoph Sold writes: > = > = > Thorbj=F6rn Axelsson schrieb: > > = > > I updatede my box from 4.2R to 4.2S yesterday and it won't reboot pro= perly > > now (I use the 'reboot' command). > > = > > It shutdowns real nice without any problem but just when it's suppose= d to > > reboot it says something like "Can't reset keyboard, trying to reset = CPU" > > and it just hangs so I have to press the reset button manually. This = might > > not sound to complicated but the fact is that it's a remote server an= d > > it's a pain in the ass running over there (unlocking a bunch of doors= on > > the way) just to press the reset button. > > = > > At first I thought that it was something with my stripped down custom= ized > > kernel but I compiled GENERIC earlier today and it seems to have the = same > > problem. > > = > > The computer is an old p100 and no keyboard is generally used with it= > > (only plugged in when emergencies) but it seems to have the problem w= hen > > it's plugged in too. > > = > > Otherwise the box seems to function just great. > = > Just speculating: PC hardware uses the keyboard controller to generate > the reset pulse. On some older hardware, this fails. The CPU is not > powerful enough to generate a clean reset pulse, too. You may either > remove boards (thus reducing the load of the reset line), or replace th= e > board. > = > To put it short: It is a hardware problem I have seen in older PCs now > and then. I had a similar problem in a 486 a few years ago. Replacing the M = level keyboard BIOS (keyboard controller) with a F (newer) keyboard = BIOS fixed the problem. Newer operating systems will not work with the = older M keyboard controller. -- = Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA Province of BC = "COBOL IS A WASTE OF CARDS." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message