Re: Keyboard sometimes freeze

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From: Christopher Smith
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 00:00

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Jason Clifford <jason@domgen.com> wrote in message
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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.

Careful doing this - it *is* possible to blow the controller chip by hot
plugging keyboards and PS/2 mice (and a lot of other things).  I've only
done it once in 10 years, but it always happens at the worst possible moment
. . . .

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

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From: "Christopher Smith" <drsmithy@usa.net>
Subject: Re: Keyboard sometimes freeze
Date: 1998/10/17
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