Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:31:03 -0553.75 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Console rotates through all tty's after sitting for a bit Message-ID: <56A0F86D.3060200@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <86k2n3l4t7.fsf@gmail.com> References: <86r3hcl05g.fsf@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1601201009370.19479@wonkity.com> <20160121034342.8d4b0ccb.freebsd@edvax.de> <86k2n3l4t7.fsf@gmail.com>
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On 01/21/16 02:29, Malcolm Matalka wrote: > 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? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > FWIW, I see sporadic activity such as that w/ my USB kbd & mouse, every few days, I get some messages in my syslog file about keyboard/mouse disconnects: Jan 14 09:20:20 kabini1 kernel: ugen4.2: <USB> at usbus4 (disconnected) Jan 14 09:20:20 kabini1 kernel: ukbd0: at uhub4, port 3, addr 2 (disconnected) Jan 14 09:20:20 kabini1 kernel: ums0: at uhub4, port 3, addr 2 (disconnected) Jan 14 09:20:21 kabini1 kernel: ugen4.2: <USB> at usbus4 Jan 14 09:20:21 kabini1 kernel: ukbd0: <USB USB Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.10, addr 2> on usbus4 Jan 14 09:20:21 kabini1 kernel: kbd2 at ukbd0 Jan 14 09:20:21 kabini1 kernel: ums0: <USB USB Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.10, addr 2> on usbus4 Jan 14 09:20:21 kabini1 kernel: ums0: 3 buttons and [XYZ] coordinates ID=3 Jan 15 14:34:22 kabini1 dbus[846]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out Jan 18 18:03:07 kabini1 kernel: ugen4.2: <USB> at usbus4 (disconnected) Jan 18 18:03:07 kabini1 kernel: ukbd0: at uhub4, port 3, addr 2 (disconnected) Jan 18 18:03:07 kabini1 kernel: ums0: at uhub4, port 3, addr 2 (disconnected) Jan 18 18:03:08 kabini1 kernel: usb_alloc_device: set address 2 failed (USB_ERR_IOERROR, ignored) Jan 18 18:03:10 kabini1 kernel: usbd_setup_device_desc: getting device descriptor at addr 2 failed, USB_ERR_IOERROR Jan 18 18:03:10 kabini1 kernel: ugen4.2: <USB> at usbus4 Jan 18 18:03:10 kabini1 kernel: ukbd0: <USB USB Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.10, addr 2> on usbus4 Jan 18 18:03:10 kabini1 kernel: kbd2 at ukbd0 Jan 18 18:03:10 kabini1 kernel: ums0: <USB USB Keyboard, class 0/0, rev 1.10/1.10, addr 2> on usbus4 Jan 18 18:03:10 kabini1 kernel: ums0: 3 buttons and [XYZ] coordinates ID=3 Jan 18 18:03:10 kabini1 kernel: uhub_explore: illegal enable change, port 3 Seems harmless, doesn't affect usability, may be unrelated .... $0.02, no more, no less. BTW: [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:29:28am] 479 % uname -a FreeBSD kabini1.local 9.3-RELEASE-p30 FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE-p30 #0: Mon Nov 2 10:11:50 UTC 2015 root@amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:31:27am] 480 % -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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