From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 00:37:39 -0500
From: Jeffrey Comstock jrc@brainiac.mn.org
Subject: Locked keyboard with new pcdist
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hornbac@gate.NET (Cecil Hornbaker) wrote:
>
> I've checked the FAQ and browsed the newsgroup and didn't find 
> anything about keyboard problems.  I got the pcdist version 
> from 11/14/95 (and the updated to 11/15/95).  When I boot the 
> floppy for installation it gets to the Configuration & 
> Installation window but the keyboard is locked such that power 
> has to be cycled to clear it.
> 
> I got the .orig version from pcdist and it installs fine.
> 
> Any clues?

I am having the same problem.  I have a Suntouch 101 keyboard.  It
isn't one of those really cheap ones either.  I put an old keyboard
in, a Northgate Omnikey 102 and it acts differently, but still does
not completely work.  I found out that depressing Num Lock during
different times during the boot process changes it's behavior.

Basically it appears that the system is hung.  The initial menu
comes up with a selection of two partitions to install the 1.44 meg
part of plan9 onto, but cursor down, tab, any key at all does not
do anything.  If I turn off Num Lock right after it starts loading,
I can press the cursor down key, then it waits about five seconds
and goes to another menu selection, but stops there.
  
If someone at AT&T fixes this, please post here.  I was going to
buy a new computer to get around the problem, but buying a new 
keyboard would be much more cost effective :-)