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From: Robert Withrow <witr@rwwa.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2.1.7 -- PS2 mouse/keyboard hangs
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 07:38:20 -0400
Organization: R.W. Withrow Associates
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Followuping myself:
> 
> I have a 430Vx motherboard with an award bios on which the keyboard
> *usually* hangs at the end of the boot process, when the PSM device
> is enabled.

I also tried BROKEN_KEYBOARD_RESET

The only thing I can find that works reliably is to lean on the
keyboard during the probing section of the boot process.

This seems to indicate some problems with the driver, no?

I also recall hearing other people complain about this....?

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