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Date:      Thu, 14 Mar 2002 09:44:23 -0800 (PST)
From:      Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com>
To:        Jamie Ostrowski <jamie@getsetnet.net>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Problem with keyboard on FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.10203140941300.9032-100000@misery.sdf.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020314115743.N28153-100000@floyd.getsetnet.net>

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On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Jamie Ostrowski wrote:

>     I am running FreeBSD 4.5 RELEASE on an x86 hardware based server. If
> the keyboard happens to come unplugged, upon plugging it back in there is
> no response from the system. I have to reboot for the keyboard to start
...

  It is primarily a hardware issue.  Most PS2 hardware acts this way,
regardless of the OS.  Windows 2000 does the same thing.  Either leave the
keyboard connected all the time, or leave it disconnected all the time.
You could always try a USB keyboard!

  You can use a network login to shut your system down cleanly.

Tom


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