Date: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 07:39:16 -0700 (PDT) From: dmm125@bellatlantic.net To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: kern/3739: pause key not disabled; weird stuff when pressed Message-ID: <199706011439.HAA23019@hub.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <199706011440.HAA23095@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 3739 >Category: kern >Synopsis: pause key not disabled; weird stuff when pressed >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Jun 1 07:40:01 PDT 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Donn Miller >Organization: >Release: 2.2.2-RELEASE >Environment: FreeBSD myname.my.domain 2.2.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE #2: Sun Jun 1 06:5 3:20 GMT 1997 root@myname.my.domain:/usr/src/sys/compile/CUSTOM i386 >Description: The pause key is not disabled on the AT keyboard. When 'pause' is hit (like during 'cat' of a large file) some weird stuff happens. The file will resume scrolling only after pressing 'pause' key 2 or 3 times. After the scrolling of text is finished, the key mappings are screwed-up. For example, pressing p is the same as 'left arrow', the s key does something else, etc. If you press ^C, the shell exits. If you press scroll lock about 5 times, followed by ^C, the terminal is restored. >How-To-Repeat: cat a really big file, then press 'pause'. Try pressing 'pause' key again to resume scrolling ( > 3 times). Then try pressing some keys. There should be some weird stuff happening. Then: if you press ^C, you may get logged out. If you press 'scroll lock' several times THEN ^C (may need several ^C's), the terminal will come back. >Fix: Add a patch to the syscons driver that disables 'pause' or modifies the functionality of it. This may only be a problem on certain keyboards. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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