Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:23:00 +0000 From: Malcolm Matalka <mmatalka@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Console rotates through all tty's after sitting for a bit Message-ID: <86k2n3l4t7.fsf@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20160121034342.8d4b0ccb.freebsd@edvax.de> (Polytropon's message of "Thu, 21 Jan 2016 03:43:42 %2B0100") References: <86r3hcl05g.fsf@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1601201009370.19479@wonkity.com> <20160121034342.8d4b0ccb.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> writes: > On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:11:24 -0700 (MST), Warren Block wrote: >> On Wed, 20 Jan 2016, Malcolm Matalka wrote: >> >> > I installed FreeBSD on a machine (Dell OptiPlex 7010). I'm in the >> > regular text console and if I just leave it, it starts rotating through >> > all the tty's rather than going into a screen saver or anything (I have >> > explicitly set the screen saver to a Blank screen). It did this during >> > the install process as well. >> > >> > Has anyone experienced this and know why? It doesn't seem to >> > negatively affect anything so far, it's just annoying. >> >> Something is hitting the PrintScrn key. > > My first thought exactly. :-) > > Check the physical keyboard, and if it is a wireless keyboard, > check possible "offending" other keyboards of that kind, too. Interesting. It's a wired, but USB, keyboard. The keyboard itself is in Swedish but I am using an English (US) keymap. I'm curious though, why would this happen after sitting for awhile instead of all the time? Just random keyboard driver freaking out after idling for a bit?
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