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.
----- 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.
>
