From owner-freebsd-questions Thu May 8 08:54:54 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id IAA04454 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 8 May 1997 08:54:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hermes.sees.bangor.ac.uk (hermes.sees.bangor.ac.uk [147.143.102.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA04442 for ; Thu, 8 May 1997 08:54:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from andypc.sees.bangor.ac.uk by hermes.sees.bangor.ac.uk; Thu, 8 May 97 16:54:12 BST Received: by andypc.sees.bangor.ac.uk (8.8.5) id QAA00784; Thu, 8 May 1997 16:54:18 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 16:54:18 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <199705081554.QAA00784@andypc.sees.bangor.ac.uk> From: Andy Duller To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Keyboard problems with XFree 3.2 (FreeBSD 2.2.1) - part II Reply-To: andy@sees.bangor.ac.uk Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Since my earlier message produced no replies I assume that the keyboard problems I am having with 2.2/2.2.1 are not general problems. In fact I've subsequently got 2.2.1 and XFree 3.2 working quite happily on two desktop machines. Just to re-iterate the problem I'm having: "When I startup X, the window manager (fvwm) and various xterms appear correctly and the mouse works. However, the keyboard doesn't do anything. If I disconnect and then reconnect the keyboard it begins to work - although even then if I press keys such as Caps lock, Scroll local, Num lock then it stops working again. In addition switching to a virtual terminal from X (e.g. ctrl-alt-F2) also stops the keyboard working and the disconnect mechanism has to be used again. I am using an AJP 7500 notebook computer (486) and a docking station which then has the keyboard plugged into the docking station." Initially I had thought it was a problem with XFree 3.2 but I now have that running with FreeBSD 2.1.7. Also, I tried FreeBSD 2.2.1 with XFree 3.1.2 and this also exhibited the same problems as with 3.2. Most peculiar ! Any suggestions as to the solution or comments would be gratefully received. Please could you reply directly as I don't subscribe to the list. Thanks, Andy Duller - -- Andy Duller, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Systems, University of Wales, Bangor, Dean St., Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1UT U.K. Tel: +44 1248 382716 Fax: +44 1248 361429 E-mail: andy@sees.bangor.ac.uk