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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!engineer.mrg.uswest.com!cherokee!csn!carbon!mercury.cair.du.edu!kduling From: kduling@solaris.carl.org (Kevin J. Duling) Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 Keyboard NG!!!! Message-ID: <Ctrx1u.ECt@du.edu> Sender: news@du.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Carl Corporation X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL0] References: <31c758$i0e@uucp.intac.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 21:58:42 GMT Lines: 21 froggie@intac.com wrote: : Has any one had any experience with or Knowledge of the Gateway 2000 anykey : keybord not being recognized by freeBSD. When I boot the key board is working : during the boot process ie: Hot key works for SCSI setup and Keyboard is : recognized when supplying parameters to boot. However after hardware detection : phase is complete and logging in, keystrokes sre not picked up by FreeBSD. Any From 1.0R to 1.1R, my Gateway keyboard froze. This was due, I understand, to the LED code. The work around is to keep the keyboard active while the system is being booted. i.e., boing-boing-boing on that numberlock key until the light starts flashing (this is in the FAQ, btw). Under 1.1.5, my Gateway keyboard is working prefectly. -- #include <std/disclaimer.h> /* The opinions expressed in the preceding message are mine and mine alone. They do not represent those of my employer, my wife, my family, my friends, or anyone else for that matter. */ Kevin J. Duling \\ WARNING: Scientists are known to cause kduling@carl.org \\ cancer in certain laboratory animals.