kbdmux oddity ?

From: Pascal Hofstee <caelian_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 17:01:30 -0700
Hi,

I recently decided to add kbdmux support to my default kernel config
since i noticed at times that upon kernel panics and similar events my
USB keyboard goes dead.

Today i got to actually installing a kbdmux enabled kernel and came to
the conclusion that even though keys like Capslock, Numlock and
Scrolllock perform the functions they're supposed to do, the keyboard
leds seem to arbitrarily decide wether or not they want to toggle
on/off.

on console i noticed that usually after hitting e.g. caps lock a few
times the leds decdide to "work with me again" and toggle on/off
accordingly .. until i hit any actual textual input .. at which point
the previous eratic behavior has resurfaced.

Similar problems exist in X as well ... though seem to be even more
eratic there.

Removing kbdmux from my kernel seems to restore normality again.

Am i the only one seeing these problems ?

It's on FreeBSD/amd64 7.0-CURRENT .. no PS/2 keyboard attached only a
single USB keyboard.

-- 
  Pascal Hofstee
Received on Tue May 09 2006 - 22:01:45 UTC

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