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Date:      Thu, 2 Dec 1999 09:12:30 +1300
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@logisticsoftware.co.nz>
To:        rjk191@psu.edu
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Strange keyboard problems upon bootup
Message-ID:  <19991202091229.C17110@jonc.logisticsoftware.co.nz>
In-Reply-To: <19991201134635.A302@rjk191.rh.psu.edu>; from ray@rjk191.rh.psu.edu on Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 01:46:35PM -0500
References:  <19991201134635.A302@rjk191.rh.psu.edu>

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On Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 01:46:35PM -0500, Ray Kohler wrote:

> Lately I've noticed that sometimes when I boot up (usually after
> rebuilding a kernel, but not always), my keyboard is scrambled (in
> raw mode, I suppose). It happens both before and after the xdm
> starts (I push keys during the init sequence and see what gets
> echoed). I've also determined that it's not me pushing such keys
> that causes the problem, they get that way whether I play with it
> or not. If I telnet in and reboot, everything works fine the second
> time. What's going on here, and how can I fix it? 

It's a problem with XFree86. Been around for ages (used to happen to
me under 2.2.X as well); but it appears to happen just that bit more
with the later releases. Rare, intermittent :-(

You're not alone.

Jonathan Chen
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