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From: peter@micromuse.co.uk (Peter Galbavy)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: 386BSD 0.1 keyboard problems on laptop...
Message-ID: <peter.713456527@hilly>
Date: 10 Aug 92 14:22:07 GMT
Organization: MicroMuse Limited, London, England.
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I have a Twinhead 486/33 laptop (good value for money...) running
386BSD-0.1, sort of. The problem I am having is that if I let the
unit boot up, the keyboard doesn't work *unless* I hold a key down
at some stage duting boot (shift does the job fine).

The keyboard is supposed to work like any other, and they are running
commercial *NIX on it OK. Anyone seen this ? I have looked around in
pccons.c and the like, tries checking return codes from the kbd_cmd
etc, but all seems OK.

The specs are:

	Twinhead Slimnote 486/33
	8Mb RAM, Phoenix BIOS,
	80Mb IDE disk, VGA LCD screen,
	Unpatched pccons.c etc.

Please help... I can live with holding down the shift key during boot,
but I would like to find out what's wrong (should I hassle the
manufacturers yet ?).

Thanks all,
-- 
Peter Galbavy
Tech Support, Micromuse Ltd
Phone: +44 71 352 7774		E-Mail: P.Galbavy@micromuse.co.uk