Hi
>
> At the time of shutdown, three-finger-exercise works neither for Win nor
> for Linux. I could have ascribed that to a faulty left-ctrl key which
> works very fine in DOS games!
>
Not sure, but it could be because of this
In DOS you can get the key input at different levels, either from the keyboard
controller, or bios, or dos, thus depending on whether one is looking at the
SCANCODE of the key or the SHIFT STATUS using DOS SERVICES if your keyboard is
sending the wrong SCANCODE in some cases it may give problem. i.e Your game
uses the the SHIFTSTATUS thro DOS SERVICE. But your Windows and Linux use the
SCANCODE then it can cause the problem. This could be the problem if the OS
requires that only LEFT CTRL key is to be used or so.
(Even thou the linux source is available, as of now I am bit lazy to check it
out. Well I myself am feeling bit strange with explanation :-)
>
> What should there be junk on a shutdown
> machine before the machine really jams in the way, power on et al?
>
Those messages rapidly dumped to your screen at shutdown could be a KERNEL
OOPS. i.e something like your Windows Blue screen But Very rare in Linux (like
a buggy module or so). And the NORMAL SEGFAULTS in your windows are
trapped GRACEFULLy in Linux.
Check as to what it says, the APM (Autopower management) module is known to have
some problems with certain bioses.
--
Keep :-)
HanishKVC
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