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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.bugs:2707 comp.os.386bsd.questions:14944 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!newsfeed.ksu.ksu.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!pipex!uunet!psinntp!uprc.com!cygnus!z056716 From: z056716@uprc.com (LaCoursiere J. D. (Jeff)) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs,comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: keyboard hangs in 1.1.5.1 Date: 2 Dec 1994 19:58:42 GMT Organization: Union Pacific Resources Corp. Lines: 44 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bnu9i$t7v@clavin.uprc.com> Reply-To: z056716@uprc.com NNTP-Posting-Host: cygnus.uprc.com Keywords: keyboard Here's a good one. I posted a few days ago about my keyboard hanging in 1.1.5.1 after being idle for a period of time. Well, the situation got worse as the hours went by. Just yesterday, I could barely log in without losing the keyboard. And this is after months of no problems. To make matters worse, a DOS machine on the same segment started having the same problem (in addition to random beeping and total system hang) yesterday. At this point I was convinced that my problem was not a FreeBSD bug, but external. I thought about power. They were both on the same circuit... so I ran a long extension cord into the kitchen and plugged the machine in there. Worked for a little while, but sure enough hung again. I thought about the network itself. Unplugged both machines from my concentrator and even took off the transceivers. No good. At 4:30 this morning I was awoken by the DOS machine beeping like crazy in a random manner. I got up and checked it out - simply up in windows with nothing running. I shut it off. Now, this being the noisier of the two machines, I could now here a crackling sound coming from _something_. After a bit of investigation I noticed that the amp speakers connected to my CD card were emitting a random crackling noise. Something one might expect from a mis-tuned radio. I fiddled with the volume knobs thinking I just had them up too high listening to "Rush" the night before. No fiddling would squelch the noise. I held it up to one ear and to my surprise, I heard the sound in stereo! My lab is situated next to the front door, which I opened. I have a bug zapper plugged into the outside outlet exactly opposite the outlet I have the two machines plugged into; I am willing to bet they are on the same circuit. I looked up and noticed a large flying creature (at this point unrecognizable :->) had wedged itself into the powered cage and fried. In fact, it had created a sizable short and was still conducting, apparently, as the zapper itself was noticeably dimming the porch light with every burst! I unplugged this demon machine immediately. Upon reboot, everything appeared normal inside (the speakers stopped hissing, too!). Went home at lunch and the keyboard was still operational! I believe I have solved my "bug" problem (pun completely intended). I submit my new-found appliance wisdom to the net... Jeff LaCoursiere Network Admin UPRC Ft. Worth, TX