Subject: Re: Xserver loses all keboard input with 1.2-beta kernel?
To: Jonas Lagerblad <jonas@carlstedt.se>
From: Neil J. McRae <neil@domino.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 07/01/1996 19:25:38
On 1 Jul 1996 13:13:34 +0200 
 jonas@carlstedt.se (Jonas Lagerblad) wrote:

> In article <199606282257.PAA03614@cup.dsg.stanford.edu>,
> Jonathan Stone  <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU> wrote:
> >
> >I've set up a nameless P120 running NetBSD 1.2-Beta.  I've recently
> >stopped using the pcvt interface and started using X.  I find that
> >after a few minutes use, all keyboard events stop.  I've run xev on
> >another machine and verified that mouse events are being tracked, but
> >key up/down events seem to totally disappear.
> 
> I have noticed exactly the same phenomena on some 150Mhz Pentiums that
> I maintain. My computers are set up very similar to your, Diamon
> Stealth 64 with 4Mb VRAM, 64Mb internal memory, Logitech serial mouse
> and Keytronic keyboard. I have noticed that tho hanging has something
> to do woth typing rate since it's the fastest typers that is most
> often bit by this bug. I have somewhat removed the problem by
> switching the keyboards to cheaper keyboards that force the users to
> type more slowly :-<.
> 

I see this once a week on NetBSD.easynet.co.uk

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