Re: Keyboard sometimes freeze

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From: Jason Clifford
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:00

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On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, Karu Ratnam wrote:

> I've installed Redhat5.1 on a Pentium II with NT 4.0.
> Most of the times linux boots fine.
> But occationaly it boots and come to login prompt,
> but then it dont see the keyboard.
> Whatever I typed on the keyboard is not echoed.
> I have to then turn the power off and on again to boot the
> computer.

I have occasionally seen this behaviour on PCs with a less than perfect
keboard/motherboard connector. Try removing the keyboard cable from the PC
and plugging it back in - this usually works and does not require a
reboot.

Jason Clifford
Definite Linux Systems
http://definite.ukpost.com/

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From: Jason Clifford <jason@domgen.com>
Subject: Re: Keyboard sometimes freeze
Date: 1998/10/16
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