On Fri, 9 Jul 1999, Martin White wrote:
> The following URL gave me the info to fix the problem...
>
> http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~shimpei/laptop/#keyboard
>
> Basically what you need to do is boot into the system using 'linux single'
> at the lilo prompt - don't know how to do this if you're not using lilo, but
> if you're on the Mandrake list you probably are !!
>
> Fix any filesystem problems that have probably caused by having to switch
> off last time you booted (fsck /dev/hda5 for instance - and answer Y to
> fixing everything).
>
> If you had to fix the disk, reboot, again making sure you go 'linux single'
> (V IMPORTANT or you could be there all day fixing fs problems).
>
> Now, go to the directory /etc/rc.d/rcn.d (where n = the runlevel you wish to
> use) and do 'mv S45pcmcia S98pcmcia'. This delays the loading of the pcmcia
> till later in the boot and cures the keyboard problem.
>
> Note that you will need to do this every time you make a change to the
> system daemons with ntsysv or setup - anyone know of a more permanent way ??
>
> Problem solved !!
> Martin.
>
Sure I/We can modify it for the next release, if anyone can verify it
doesn't break any other laptops. I don't have one to test on, well the one
i could get away with installing linux on doesn't have pcmcia on it, and
the other i would be beaten for even touching ( Geesh women, You crash one
little pc and they hold it against you for life )
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Yants <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 12:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Satellite 4080CDT
>
>
> > i had the same problem on my 4015CDS... how do u fix this....?
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Theo Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 5:49 AM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Satellite 4080CDT
> >
> >
> > Martin White wrote:
> > >
> > > A work colleague of mine has just installed Mandrake 6 on his new
> Toshiba
> > > Satellite 4080 CDT. The install went fine (okay, we had to skip the X
> > config
> > > as i know the video is only supported by a 'custom' X server i have
> > located
> > > for him).
> > >
> > > After rebooting into run level 3, the keyboard is locked and you can do
> > > nothing but hit the power button - networking wasn't setup during
> install
> > > as it uses a PCMCIA card that wasn't listed - so i thought we'd do it
> > later.
> > > This means i can't telnet on and change runlevels.
> > >
> > > I'm at a bit of a loss. If i boot to runlevel 1 using 'linux single'
> > > everything is fine (after fixeing the filesystem problems caused by
> having
> > > to hit the power button). But i don't know how to strip out all
> unnesscary
> > > daemons from RL3 - if i run setup from RL1, i only get to set the
> daemons
> > > that i want loaded for RL1.
> > >
> > > Where do i start to get this up and running for him ?? - any ideas ?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Martin.
> >
> > Sounds like this is a problem for the whole 40xx series. I've got a
> > 4000CDT with the same trouble. There's a bit of info from someone who
> > had similar problems after upgrading kernels (or adding APMd, he's not
> > sure). The info is the following URL:
> > 'http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~shimpei/laptop/#keyboard'
> >
> > Updating the pcmcia-cs doesn't seem to do any good, and I don't know
> > enough to do either of the other two suggestions.
> >
>
