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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!stanford.edu!rock!concert!sas!mozart.unx.sas.com!torpid.unx.sas.com!sastdr From: sastdr@torpid.unx.sas.com (Thomas David Rivers) Subject: XFree86 problems (keyboard hangs overnight) Sender: news@unx.sas.com (Noter of Newsworthy Events) Message-ID: <BxM1qt.2xC@unx.sas.com> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:59:17 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: torpid.unx.sas.com Organization: SAS Institute Inc. Lines: 31 I'm running into a strange problem with XFree86 & xdm, and a little time. Every morning, I come to my machine and try to log in on the xdm login screen, but the keyboard is locked, the mouse works fine. I have to telnet/rlogin from another machine and kill the X server. When the X server restarts, the keyboard returns. I have discovered that if I don't log out - and leave my session there - when I return in the morning the keyboard is locked again, so pressing a key doesn't get my screen back (i.e. it's been blanked.) *But* - moving the mouse will... In fact, all the mouse stuff works fine. My current work-around is to not log out overnight, then in the morning, use my mouse to pull down the twm menu and exit twm. This ends my session (logs me off) and the X server dies; xdm starts up a new server which is fine. Also, I've noticed some problems with the capslock key; sometimes the capslock is engaged, and I can't disengage it without restarting the server. In this regard, none of the keyboard lights (capslock, numlock, etc...) seem to function. Finally, did anyone ever find out where the <bell> went? - Dave Rivers - (rivers@ponds.uucp (home)) (sastdr@unx.sas.com (work)) -- UPDATE ALL INFORMATION AND POD INTO COSMOS - Federal Express