Hardware Stuff wrote:
>
> From: Matthias Hennig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Dietmar Goldbeck wrote:
>
> > Funny, i have the same problem with a Gigabyte GA686-LX2 Board. I
> > usually use Linus latest/greatest (2.1.130 SMP now) and i have rebootet
> > several times while in X and everything working except keyboard.
> >
> > I found out, that i can cure it by unplugging the keyboard for a moment.
> >
>
> DO NOT DO THIS! (if your keyboard has a ps/2 plug)
> I wrecked my old IWill Board this way!
>
> I routinely switch a keyboard between multiple computers and have been
> successfully doing so for a year. You just need a proper switch,
> break before make.
I don't think anyone was talking about a multi-way switch???
The point is you can sometimes reset a locked keyboard (it seems) by
unplugging it and plugging it back in. I can't see any possibility of 'making
before breaking' in such a situation...
I too though have heard that un/plugging live PS/2 connectors is somewhat
dangerous. Can't really imagine why - seemed safe with the old 5-pin DIN
keyboard connectors. You would have thought they would have designed any such
problems out with the newer PS/2 connectors. Maybe it's just a physical thing
they overlooked - i.e. You can short things out with a mis-alignment and a
little bit of force. - Of course, with a multi-way switch this won't happen.
When will plug designers ever learn?
(I say this after a couple of nights of frustration recently with the old
floppy cable keying issue - lets just say there are a few plastic particles
clogging up the file in my garage toolbox now...)
(P.S. Sorry this has gone pretty well off-topic)
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Peter Nann. Systems Architect. Syrinx Speech Systems Australia.
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