Bonjour. I have an OpenBSD box that shares keyboard, mouse, video with another machine (via a KVM). I use a dvorak keyboard layout. Everything works fine except that when the KVM re-attaches to OpenBSD my keyboard layout goes to QWERTY.
uname -rv 4.6 GENERIC#58 cat /etc/kbdtype us.dvorak cat /var/log/messages Apr 27 01:00:01 compaq syslogd: restart Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: wsmouse0 detached Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: ums0 detached Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: uhidev0 detached Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: wskbd1: disconnecting from wsdisplay0 Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: wskbd1 detached Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: ukbd0 detached Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: uhidev1 detached Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: uhid0 detached Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: uhid1 detached Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: uhid2 detached Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: uhidev2 detached Apr 27 01:00:25 compaq /bsd: uhub2 detached Apr 27 01:03:03 compaq /bsd: uhub2 at uhub1 Apr 27 01:03:03 compaq /bsd: port 4 "ALCOR Generic USB Hub" rev 1.10/3.12 addr 3 Apr 27 01:03:04 compaq /bsd: uhidev0 at uhub2 Apr 27 01:03:04 compaq /bsd: port 2 configuration 1 interface 0 "Microsoft Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0" rev 1.10/1.99 addr 4 Apr 27 01:03:04 compaq /bsd: uhidev0: iclass 3/1 Apr 27 01:03:04 compaq /bsd: ums0 at uhidev0: 3 buttons, Z dir Apr 27 01:03:04 compaq /bsd: wsmouse0 at ums0 mux 0 Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: uhidev1 at uhub2 Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: port 4 configuration 1 interface 0 "NOVATEK USB Keyboard" rev 1.10/1.12 addr 5 Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: uhidev1: iclass 3/1 Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: ukbd0 at uhidev1: 8 modifier keys, 6 key codes Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: wskbd1 at ukbd0 mux 1 Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: wskbd1: connecting to wsdisplay0 Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: uhidev2 at uhub2 Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: port 4 configuration 1 interface 1 "NOVATEK USB Keyboard" rev 1.10/1.12 addr 5 Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: uhidev2: iclass 3/0, 4 report ids Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: uhid0 at uhidev2 reportid 2: input=1, output=0, feature=0 Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: uhid1 at uhidev2 reportid 3: input=3, output=0, feature=0 Apr 27 01:03:05 compaq /bsd: uhid2 at uhidev2 reportid 4: input=2, output=0, feature=0 @ three minutes is where it re-attaches. I suspect this is a "feature" and not a hardware issue, however dmesg follows. Any ideas welcome. Best wishes. cat /var/run/dmesg.boot OpenBSD 4.6 (GENERIC) #58: Thu Jul 9 21:24:42 MDT 2009 dera...@i386.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC cpu0: Intel Celeron ("GenuineIntel" 686-class, 128KB L2 cache) 499 MHz cpu0: FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,MMX,FXSR real mem = 132739072 (126MB) avail mem = 119533568 (113MB) mainbus0 at root bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+ BIOS, date 11/23/99, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xfa0e0, SMBIOS rev. 2.3 @ 0xf9370 (19 entries) bios0: vendor Compaq version "686C3" date 11/23/1999 bios0: Compaq Compaq PC acpi0 at bios0: rev 0 acpi0: tables DSDT FACP SSDT acpi0: wakeup devices PBTN(S1) PCI0(S1) USB0(S1) BUS1(S1) acpitimer0 at acpi0: 3579545 Hz, 24 bits acpiprt0 at acpi0: bus 0 (PCI0) acpicpu0 at acpi0: C2 acpibtn0 at acpi0: PBTN bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0x8000 0xd0000/0x1000 0xe8000/0x4000! 0xec000/0x4000! cpu0 at mainbus0: (uniprocessor) pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (bios) pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel 82810E Host" rev 0x03 vga1 at pci0 dev 1 function 0 "Intel 82810E Video" rev 0x03 wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation) wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation) intagp0 at vga1 agp0 at intagp0: aperture at 0x44000000, size 0x4000000 ppb0 at pci0 dev 30 function 0 "Intel 82801AA Hub-to-PCI" rev 0x02 pci1 at ppb0 bus 1 esa0 at pci1 dev 5 function 0 "ESS ES1989" rev 0x10: irq 5 ac97: codec id 0x45838308 (ESS Technology ES1921) ac97: codec features 20 bit DAC, 20 bit ADC, ESS Technology audio0 at esa0 fxp0 at pci1 dev 8 function 0 "Intel 8255x" rev 0x08, i82559: irq 3, address 00:02:b3:21:9c:1c inphy0 at fxp0 phy 1: i82555 10/100 PHY, rev. 4 ichpcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0 "Intel 82801AA LPC" rev 0x02 pciide0 at pci0 dev 31 function 1 "Intel 82801AA IDE" rev 0x02: DMA, channel 0 wired to compatibility, channel 1 wired to compatibility wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <SAMSUNG SV0511D> wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA, 4865MB, 9965088 sectors wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0 scsibus0 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets cd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <COMPAQ, CRD-8400B, 1.04> ATAPI 5/cdrom removable cd0(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 uhci0 at pci0 dev 31 function 2 "Intel 82801AA USB" rev 0x02: irq 11 ichiic0 at pci0 dev 31 function 3 "Intel 82801AA SMBus" rev 0x02: irq 5 iic0 at ichiic0 spdmem0 at iic0 addr 0x50: 64MB SDRAM non-parity PC100CL2 spdmem1 at iic0 addr 0x51: 64MB SDRAM non-parity PC133CL3 isa0 at ichpcib0 isadma0 at isa0 com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8/8 irq 4: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5 pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot) pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0 mpu0 at isa0 port 0x300/2: generic MPU-401 compatible midi0 at mpu0: <MPU-401 MIDI UART> pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61 midi1 at pcppi0: <PC speaker> spkr0 at pcppi0 npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: reported by CPUID; using exception 16 fdc0 at isa0 port 0x3f0/6 irq 6 drq 2 fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 1.44MB 80 cyl, 2 head, 18 sec usb0 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0 uhub0 at usb0 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 biomask fde5 netmask fded ttymask ffff mtrr: Pentium Pro MTRR support uhub1 at uhub0 port 1 "Texas Instruments UT-USB41 hub" rev 1.10/1.25 addr 2 uhub2 at uhub1 port 4 "ALCOR Generic USB Hub" rev 1.10/3.12 addr 3 uhidev0 at uhub2 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0 "Microsoft Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0" rev 1.10/1.99 addr 4 uhidev0: iclass 3/1 ums0 at uhidev0: 3 buttons, Z dir wsmouse0 at ums0 mux 0 uhidev1 at uhub2 port 4 configuration 1 interface 0 "NOVATEK USB Keyboard" rev 1.10/1.12 addr 5 uhidev1: iclass 3/1 ukbd0 at uhidev1: 8 modifier keys, 6 key codes wskbd1 at ukbd0 mux 1 wskbd1: connecting to wsdisplay0 uhidev2 at uhub2 port 4 configuration 1 interface 1 "NOVATEK USB Keyboard" rev 1.10/1.12 addr 5 uhidev2: iclass 3/0, 4 report ids uhid0 at uhidev2 reportid 2: input=1, output=0, feature=0 uhid1 at uhidev2 reportid 3: input=3, output=0, feature=0 uhid2 at uhidev2 reportid 4: input=2, output=0, feature=0 softraid0 at root root on wd0a swap on wd0b dump on wd0b