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From: kheller2@ix.netcom.com (Karl Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: computer is locked on halt
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 18:03:42
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In article <3285D99C.167E@math.tau.ac.il> Pozin Shimon <pozin@math.tau.ac.il> writes:
>From: Pozin Shimon <pozin@math.tau.ac.il>
>Subject: computer is locked on halt
>Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 15:33:16 +0200

>Hello!

>I have reinstalled  FreeBSD 2.1 and now, when I 'halt'
>the computer after the message "Press any key to reboot"
>when I press any key I see the message:
>"Keyboard reset failed. Trying CPU shutdown" and the computer
>is locked (unless I press the physical reset button).
>Can anybody explain me what does it mean and what did I do wrong?
>I have 486DX-100, 32MB RAM, Walnut Greek CDROM with FreeBSD 2.1.0

>Thanks in advance,

   I had the same problem with 2.1.  I don't think I've seen the problem
on 2.1.5.


Karl