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From: jmward@blanca.uccs.edu (Joel M. Ward)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: X-window in NetBSD freezes my keyboard!
Date: 29 Mar 1994 22:31:29 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
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Sun Zhi-Bang (u7923081@cc.nctu.edu.tw) wrote:
: Hi, all *BSD folks:
: I used to be a LINUXer running kernel 1.0r and XFree86-2.0 happily
: in my Intel 486SX system. Recently I emptied the DOS partition in my
: 340MB HD and started installing NetBSD-current, which is from one of
: my schoolmates who TARs up his system as lib.tar.gz, bin.tar.gz,
: etc.tar.gz, game.tar.gz,... and so on. (he puts them in the site
: netbsd.csie.nctu.edu.tw:/pub/NetBSD/current-upgrade/tar_file) So it's
: just a copy of his nice BSD system.
: After I finish all the installation steps written in the document,
: everything seems to be o.k. and i successfully compiled tcsh-6.04 and
: cxterm-11.5.1. (Chinese xterm) Then i installed XFree86-2.1 , setup
: Xconfig and enter X-window with 'startx', it was o.k. with twm and xterm
: in the first few minutes. But my keyboard would freeze after I typed
: many keys to let it do many jobs like FTPing, compiling or TARing...
: The most weird way is that I can still cut and paste between xterm's
: to enter commands! Everything is just o.k. except keyboard inputing!
: What's wrong with it? I have tried installing FreeBSD-1.0-R with
: XFree86-2.0 before and met the same problem. It lets me guess that it
: is the problem from some unknown wickedness of my hardware. But why
: is my X in Linux so smooth? I usually let it turned on for days doing
: lots of jobs without any big problem...
: I have posted this problem in my native Internet-BBS sites and some
: suggested me to change some features in the BIOS settings. O.k., here
: I list my settings. Everyone, any suggests would be highly appreciated.
: Please note again that these features runs very smoothly in Linux
: X-window. Also, please forward me your messages, thanks.
: Intel 486SX-25 (clocking at 33MHz) (motherboard is manufactured by
: Acer's O.E.M. factory), SIS461 chipset, 128KB ext-cache
: 1993(c)AMIBIOS, Main Memory 16MB (80ns without parity bit)
: TRIPLEX S3-805 (vl-bus) with 1MB, IDE-HD Conner 340MB + Maxtor 120MB
: Advanced CMOS setup (those not important are skipped):
: Typematic Rate Programming: Disabled
: Typematic Rate: 500
: Typematic Rate: 6
: Above 1MB Memory Test: Disabled
: Memory Parity Error Check: Disabled
: Hard Disk Type 47 Data Area: 0:300
: System Boot Up Num Lock: On
: External Cache Memory: Enabled
: Internal Cache Memory: Enabled
: Fast Gate A20 Option: Enabled
: Video ROM Shadow C000, 32K: Enabled
: Adaptor ROM Shadow C800, 32K: Disabled
: Adaptor ROM Shadow D000, 32K: Disabled
: Adaptor ROM Shadow D800, 32K: Disabled
: Adaptor ROM Shadow E000, 32K: Disabled
: Adaptor ROM Shadow E800, 32K: Disabled
: Boot Sector Virus Protection: Disabled
: Auto Config Function: Enabled
: DRAM Speed Option: Fastest
: DRAM Write CAS Pulse: 2T
: DRAM Write Cycle: 1 W/S
: Cache Write Back Option: W/Back
: Cache Write Cycle Option: 3T
: Cache Burst Read Cycle: 1T
: Bus Clock Frequency Select: 7.15MHz
: Video Cachable Option: Enabled
: BIOS Cachable Option: Enabled
: Latch Local Bus Devide: T3
: Local Bus Ready: SYNC
: --
--
++Joel;