Subject: Re: keyboard/wscons problems with latest build
To: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
From: Eric Haszlakiewicz <erh@nimenees.com>
List: current-users
Date: 04/15/2007 23:43:43
On Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 01:19:19PM -0700, Paul Goyette wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Apr 2007, Eric Haszlakiewicz wrote:
>
> >There are several things I'm noticing:
> > 1) I get a crash in wsdisplay_kbdholdscreen, at line 1930 of wsdisplay,
> > apparently due to sc_focus being null.
> > I blindly added a check for null, having it return if it is.
> > 2) If X is running, I can't switch screens using Ctrl-Alt-Fn. If I stop
> > X, switching screens works.
> > 3) Keys often get stuck down (logically, not actually on my keyboard :) )
> > and I need to press them slowly to release the autorepeat.
> >
> >#2 and #3 were problems even before the workaround I added for #1.
> >
> >Has anyone else seen anything like this?
>
>
> I'm running 4.99.17 curent as of Thursday, 12th April, and have not seen
> any of these symptoms.
hmm.. maybe it's because there's a KVM switch in between,
or maybe because I'm using a USB keyboard. I guess I need to play
around with it a bit to figure out what's going on.
eric