Bug#575660: With last kernels, terminal/console processing getting worth.
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 12:16:07PM -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Hi Regid,
>
> In 2010, Regid Ichira wrote:
>
> > 1) With 32-9, when tty1 shows the login prompt after boot, I can't see
> > the characters that I type. I believe they are not processed as
> > expected. This doesn't happen with 32-5.
> [...]
> > An old AT (DIN5 connector) white colored keyboard.
> > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Voodoo 3 (rev 01)
> [...]
> > By connecting over the network one can see that the i8042 interrupt
> > counter does not go up.
>
> Do you still have access to this machine? If so, what kernel version
> are you using these days, and how does it behave?
>
For some time now, the machine has problems with the display. Could
be a bios setting issue, or some sort of a software problem. More
likely there is one, or more, hardware failures. I am reluctened to
make any tests or changes.
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