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- Path: sparky!uunet!mcsun!sun4nl!tuegate.tue.nl!svin09!adv!devet
- From: devet@adv.win.tue.nl (Arjan de Vet)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Ctl-Atl-Del and Linux 0.99 patchlevel 2: SOLVED
- Summary: problem solved
- Keywords: 0.99l2 reboot
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.124325.82@adv.win.tue.nl>
- Date: 6 Jan 93 12:43:25 GMT
- References: <nnhut.726156842@bcarh676>
- Followup-To: comp.os.linux
- Organization: Arjan's Home Linux 486 Box
- Lines: 33
-
- In article <nnhut.726156842@bcarh676> nnhut@bnr.ca (Nhut Nguyen) writes:
-
- >I just compiled the newest Linux 0.99 patch level 2 without any problem.
- >However, when I want to reboot, Ctl-Alt-Del does not work anymore. I have
- >to push the RESET button to reboot. This happens with the new patch level
- >2 only. Is there any new change that disables this key combination ? And
- >how to make it work again ? I am using the default settings for US keyboad
- >in the Makefile.
- >
- >BTW, I have a 486/33 with an OPTi chipset.
-
- Others have suggested that this chipset is the cause but I had the same
- troubles: ctrl-alt-del/reboot/halt not working.
-
- Here's my solution for 99p2:
-
- --- keyboard.c- Wed Jan 6 11:57:45 1993
- +++ keyboard.c Wed Jan 6 13:30:58 1993
- @@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@
- int i, j;
- extern unsigned long pg0[1024];
-
- - cli();
- + sti();
- /* rebooting needs to touch the page at absolute addr 0 */
- pg0[0] = 7;
- *((unsigned short *)0x472) = 0x1234;
-
- Arjan
-
- --
- Arjan de Vet <Arjan.de.Vet@adv.win.tue.nl> (home)
- Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands <devet@win.tue.nl> (work)
-