On Sat, Nov 20, 1999 at 09:38:39PM -0500, Harlan Crystal wrote: > Hello: > > Sometimes, when I boot up my machine, it'll boot normally > but when I get to the login prompt, my keyboard and mouse > get no response on screen. The cursor keeps on flashing > and everything seems to be working (I can telnet in and > reboot the machine) and there is no error message so I > have no idea what to fix. Sometimes when I start > X window, I get the same effect: All my little applets > and cursors are flickering like they should, but my > keyboard and mouse act like they've been pulled out of > the computer. Sometimes it happens when I exit X. There > seems to be no method behind it, because it will happen > randomly like once a week. My cousin runs a debian box > at work and he says he gets the same problem there, yet > not on his debian box at home
Hi, It can be hardware fault: check the KBD speed in bios and do not raise it more than 8 MHz (especially if your keyboard is old), also check your cable visually and track any bad appearance, did you ever twist your cable, or fold it hardly (very small radius foldings can break the external-radius cables: if the cable's straight, the wires are connected, if is not straight, tehy're no more). JY -- Jean-Yves F. Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Macintosh is Xerox technology at its best.
