Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:16:20 +1000 (EST) | From | Damien Miller <> | Subject | Re: keyboard lockups on Compaq |
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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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