On 12/20/2011 2:55 AM, gooss...@rsc.anu.edu.au wrote: > On 12/19/2011 6:01 PM, gooss...@rsc.anu.edu.au wrote: >> >>> I have a i7 quad core 2600K, running current squeeze 6.0.3 with default >>> Gnome installation. > ... >>> I have an IBM Model M 101 keyboard. >> >> The quick fix is to simply swap your high quality clack-itty dinosaur KB >> with its inbuilt 8042 chip for any new off the shelf modern KB of your >> choice from $5 to $50. However, your current selection of the Model M >> for modern use demonstrates a psychological profile that prevents you >> from taking the easy route. (Or, did you tell a half truth? Is this KB >> actually a newer Unicomp knockoff? If so the problem is probably not >> the KB) >> >> So, you can monkey with the BIOS A20 setting, try a PS/2-USB converter, >> hack up a20.c, etc, to see if any of these things work for you. If not, >> take option #1 and simply move on with life. Hang the Model M on a wall >> or something as a trophy. > > And it's also possible you have a video card/driver problem. Post > make/model of video chip (GPU) and driver you are using. > > > THanks for that. I really appreciate your response. > > It is a real M. I have two, with ps2 plugs, and I do a LOT of typing and > I really would like to not have to swap for something else. I have tried > a LOT of keyboards, since producing text is a major part of my job and > hobbies, and I really don't want to change. Sorry if that sounds > ungrateful.... Also, I have the problem even when I logout using the mouse > to select the logout/shutdown from the gui (ie, make no use of keyboard at > all); maybe I have two separate issues?
Is it a PS/2 mouse or USB mouse? I'll guess PS/2 given the symptoms. > I don't need a ps2 2 usb adapter (the machine has one), but I can try one. The problem with your IBM M KB isn't the kind of plug, it's the 8042 chip inside of it. Modern keyboards don't have an 8042 chip in them--the 8042 functionality has been integrated into the mobo chipset for a decade, and it behaves differently than the old 8042 chip in old keyboards. Modern Linux is written for the mobo case, not the discrete case. So a USB adapter may fix the problem, as the 8042 in the KB will be ignored, or at least some signals will be. I'm not an expert on the laughable mis-engineering of the original IBM PC, which is the root of all such odd problems as this. As I said, the first step is to simply buy a cheapo modern PS/2 or USB keyboard and see if the problem goes away. If it does, try a USB adapter on the Model M. If that works, great. If not, more troubleshooting awaits you. :( > As for graphics info: > > As far as I can tell in my ignorance, it has an intel H67 chipset with > integrated graphics -- I do not have a separate graphics card. I suspect > that tallies with my psych profile too. Driver... umm... you do not > quite realise the degree of ignorance here... I append the output of some > grepping around I don't find any similar issues relating to the H67 and Squeeze, or 2.6.32 in general, so it's probably not the GPU driver. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4ef07656.3040...@hardwarefreak.com
