Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 14:55:34 +0100 From: Christoph Sold <christoph.sold@server.i-clue.de> To: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> Cc: Christoph Sold <so@server.ms-agentur.de>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Keyboard doesn't work anymore [repost, no answers on -questions] Message-ID: <3A532F56.60A8DABE@i-clue.de> References: <3A410676.207C7E32@i-clue.de> <200012210524.OAA10550@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
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Thanks. It was the race condition. For unknown reasons, the box in questions now needs more than 30 seconds to start its gettys. Now the kdm startup script waits for 120 seconds, and the box works again. Thanks again -Christoph Sold Kazutaka YOKOTA schrieb: > = > >suddenly, the console keyboard does no longer work. kdm is displayed, > >but no keypress works (except num lock and scroll lock, which light th= e > >appropriate LEDs). > = > This means your hardware (keyboard and keyboard controller) and > FreeBSD kernel (keyboard drivver) are working ok. > = > When in X, the keyboard driver passes all keystrokes, untouched and > unmodified, to the X server, and the X server does all necessary > processing to generate key input to X clients. So long as various > lock keys and LEDs work correctly, we can say that the keyboard, the > keyboard driver and the X server are exchanging data all right. > = > It seems to me, somewhat the X server, or one of X clients, is > eating up key strokes and not passing key input to where it should go. > = > Oh, there is another possibility. How do you start the X server and kd= m? > There is a chance that the X server and getty are both trying to read > from the keyboard. Read discussion on xdm in FreeBSD FAQ. There is > a race condition to obtain access to the keyboard, and the X server > and getty may be running in the same vty somewhat. > = > Kazu > = > >The box is still up and running, remote login is > >still possible, the mouse can still be used to select things in kdm. > > > >Ctl-Alt-Fn beeps (except for the console displaying kdm). After reboot= , > >the keyboard is useable for a few minutes. Shortly thereafter, it's de= ad > >again. > > > >System: $ uname -a > >FreeBSD amnesix.i-clue.de 4.1-STABLE FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE #3: Thu Sep 7= > >22:54:08 > >CEST 2000 so@amnesix.i-clue.de:/usr/src/sys/compile/AMNESIX i386 > > > >Any ideas? What to check for? > > > >-Christoph Sold -- = Viele Gr=FC=DFe aus Waiblingen Christoph Sold -- Systemadministrator, i-clue GmbH, Endersbacher Str 57, 71334 Waiblingen Fon: (0 71 51) 9 59 01-12, Fax: (0 71 51) 9 59 01-55, Mail: so@i-clue.de To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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