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- From: bob@dalek.mwc.com (Bob Hemedinger)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent
- Subject: Re: keyupd woes
- Message-ID: <9211230841.AA04976@dalek.mwc.com>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 14:41:13 GMT
- References: <9211211455.AA00798@relay1.UU.NET>
- Sender: daemon@presto.ig.com
- Reply-To: "Coherent operating system" <COHERENT@indycms.bitnet>
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- >
- > I just tried to install the keyboard patch and it messed up my system big
- time.
- > I've been using the US virtual keyboard, and it loads w/o problem, but with
- > only console enabled. I have arrow keys and so forth, but no virtuals.
-
- If you are running a virtual console kernel, you can not have an
- enabled console entry in /etc/ttys.
-
- > I carefully followed the README. When I booted testcoh, I got a failure of
- > the virtual keyboard loading "ioctl() failed, errno=22", but fsck ran and I
- > got the logon prompt.
-
- You have gone from a loadable keyboard to a non-loadable one. Since it still
- attempts to load the old table you were using, the ioctl() message is the
- result. This is harmless.
-
- > I loaded a program, then hit ctrl . and got another logon prompt. Great, I
- > thought. I ran something (a man page), hit ctrl . and was back at the other
- > program. All was well until I tried ctrl 1. I got a logon prompt, but the
- > system had frozen and nothing would do but hit the reset switch.
-
- What are the contents of /etc/ttys ?
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