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From: Dan Roberts <droberts@apk.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: pcvt / keyboard timeout error
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1996 18:36:08 -0500
Organization: APKnet LTD, NE Ohio Internet access
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I recently installed the pcvt driver, and now for some reason I'm
getting messages in my log saying that my keyboard is not present.  Is
there anything known that would cause the following (besides the
keyboard being disconnected :P )? :

========== BEGIN messages quote ===========

Nov  8 17:43:01 irc /kernel: pcvt: doreset() - timeout controller write
command
Nov  8 17:43:01 irc /kernel: pcvt: doreset() - timeout writing keyboard
init command
Nov  8 17:43:01 irc /kernel: pcvt: doreset() - timeout for keyboard
reset command
Nov  8 17:43:01 irc /kernel: pcvt: doreset() - response != ack and
response < 0 [one time only msg]
Nov  8 17:43:01 irc /kernel: pcvt: doreset() - got KEYB_R_RESEND
response ... [one time only msg]
Nov  8 17:43:01 irc /kernel: pcvt: doreset() - timeout for loop keyboard
reset command [one time only msg]
Nov  8 17:43:01 irc /kernel: pcvt: doreset() - Caution - no PC keyboard
detected!

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Dan Roberts (droberts@apk.net/strahd@dal.net) - http://apk.net/~droberts
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