Subject: Re: X.Org, xdm & non-working keyboard
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@astron.com>
List: current-users
Date: 02/02/2006 00:25:26
In article <20060201205542.GA8260@ee.oulu.fi>,
Ossi Herrala  <oherrala@ee.oulu.fi> wrote:
>If I start xdm on boot, X starts well and offers me a login window but
>keyboard doesn't work or it stops working in few seconds.
>
>If xdm don't start from boot and I start it from command line it works
>well.
>
>I found this line from my /var/lib/X.Org.0.log:
>
>(EE) KbdOn: tcsetattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device
>
>which led me to discussion on OpenBSD mailing list archives:
>
>http://archive.netbsd.se/index.php?ml=openbsd-misc&a=2005-06&t=1032737
>
>I think my system is having a same problem, but I couldn't get xdm to
>be delayed on boot.
>
>Could anyone offer a hand here?
>
>My system:
>
>NetBSD 3.99.15 (TXPO-XEN0) #0: Tue Jan 31 22:24:03 EET 2006
>
>xorg-server-6.9.0nb3 X.org X server and related programs
>
>X Window System Version 0.0.0.690
>Release Date: 21 December 2005
>X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.9
>Build Operating System: NetBSD/i386 3.99.15 [ELF] The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
>
>The same problem is with Xen dom0 kernel or normal kernel.
>
>Thanks,

Are you starting getty on any of the console ttys?

christos