On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Dave wrote: > Hello all. > > I have an install of TrinuxHD on one of my machines that is hooked into > a KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switch. There are a couple of ways to > switch between machines, but the easiest is by using a keyboard > combination, which is hitting scroll lock key twice, followed by a > number 01-08. Unfortunately, hitting the scroll lock a couple of times > in a row will oftentimes cause a "too many NACKs -- noisy kbd cable?" > message to appear in Trinux (and other Linux installations) and will > then freeze the keyboard so that no keys function at all (not even > combinations like ctrl-alt-del). Linux/Trinux must then be rebooted... > what a drag :( > > I have a feeling this is a low-level type of thing that would need to > be fixed (aka adjusted) by hacking some kernel code but I really don't > have the depth of knowledge in this area to know whether I can do > anything to fix the situation or not. Perhaps Linux can be told to be > less sensitive to the scroll lock key or rapid hitting of that key? > > Any suggestions or ideas regarding this are appreciated. > You probably didn't want to hear this, but I've run into similar problems with wierd keyboard and mouse stuff. In one case a mouse had to be replaced. Another was a faulty KVM cable and yet another was a fauly MB. I believe you should try diagnosing a hardware issue first. Go from cheap to expensive (cable, KB, MB) and hope that it ain't the MB. Usual disclaimers apply, I'm not a real technician I only play one on TV. :-) --dr -- dursec.com / kyx.net - we're from the future http://www.dursec.com learn kanga-foo from security experts: CanSecWest - May 10-12 Vancouver Speakers: Ron Gula/NSW, Ken Williams/E&Y, Marty Roesch/Hiverworld, Fyodor/insecure.org, RainForestPuppy/wiretrip.net, Theo de Raadt/OpenBSD Lance Spitzner/Sun, Fyodor Yarochkin/KALUG, Max Vision/whitehats.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ www.trinux.org hosted by The Vnode Connector Services www.vnode.com *** Special Discounts For Trinux Users *** Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
