mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA (der Mouse) writes:
> It seems that with the particular hardware in use, the keyboard
> never sends back a reset byte (0xff) when it gets reset...or at
> least, the kernel never sees it if it does.

You might want to check the config switches on your kbd.  Check behind
the trap door on the bottom of the kbd and make sure the switches are
set the same way as the folks who's kbds send the 0xff's.

-wolfgang
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