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SubjectRe: keyboard lockups on Compaq
On 24 Sep 1998, Matt Ranney wrote:

> I've got several Compaq Deskpro EP's that don't seem to like Linux.
> After doing the RedHat install, which worked fine, there's about a
> 50-50 chance that when the machine reboots the keyboard will not be
> usable. I've tried fiddling all possible BIOS options, Linux kernels
> 2.0.34, 35, and 2.1.122 all with the same results. The hardware
> config of the machines is very simple:


[hw config snipped]

I have had similar problems with Compaq Deskpoos as well. I found that
pressing the caps-lock button while booting increased the likelyhood of
the keyboard working.

Since the machine in question was a headless server, this wasn't much
of a problem.

Regards,
Damien Miller

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