kbd_mode

[Irfian]

On our UNIX workstation we have a problem with keyboard setting
regularly, ie. keboard prints strange characters.
I must login as root as give
kbd_mode -a >/dev/console
to set it right.
How can I solve this problem.

Irfian

[phn@icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

Irfian <irfian@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On our UNIX workstation we have a problem with keyboard setting
> regularly, ie. keboard prints strange characters.
> I must login as root as give
> kbd_mode -a >/dev/console
> to set it right.
> How can I solve this problem.

What type of unix ? What keyboard ( = language) are used ?

> Irfian

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[Irfian]

We have SunOS 5.8 machine Sun-Blade-100, english keyboard on this machine.


[email]phn@icke-reklam.ipsec.nu[/email] wrote in message news:<catrsu$oum$1@nyheter.ipsec.se>...

> Irfian <irfian@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > On our UNIX workstation we have a problem with keyboard setting
> > regularly, ie. keboard prints strange characters.
> > I must login as root as give
> > kbd_mode -a >/dev/console
> > to set it right.
> > How can I solve this problem.

>
> What type of unix ? What keyboard ( = language) are used ?
>

> > Irfian

[Doug Freyburger]

Irfian wrote:

>
> On our UNIX workstation we have a problem with keyboard setting
> regularly, ie. keboard prints strange characters.
> I must login as root as give
> kbd_mode -a >/dev/console
> to set it right.
> How can I solve this problem.

Running X windows can put your keyboard in event mode so each key
triggers an X event that can be mapped to any character set and
to any window.

If you never run a windowing system on the console keyboard, it
should never go into event mode. If you run a windowing system
on it the windowing system has to exit gracefully. Most likely
something is killing CDE.

[Irfian]

Hi Doug,
I am not sure if the CDE is the problem, as on other UNIX machines (we
have around 30 more SUN machines) we do not have such a problem.
After enetering the kbd_mode -a >/dev/console command, one can log in
and use. Also exiting is not a problem !! Strangely this problem
appears once in a while on a particular machine.
Irfian


[email]dfreybur@yahoo.com[/email] (Doug Freyburger) wrote in message news:<7960d3ee.0406181115.725e3412@posting.google. com>...

> Irfian wrote:

> >
> > On our UNIX workstation we have a problem with keyboard setting
> > regularly, ie. keboard prints strange characters.
> > I must login as root as give
> > kbd_mode -a >/dev/console
> > to set it right.
> > How can I solve this problem.

>
> Running X windows can put your keyboard in event mode so each key
> triggers an X event that can be mapped to any character set and
> to any window.
>
> If you never run a windowing system on the console keyboard, it
> should never go into event mode. If you run a windowing system
> on it the windowing system has to exit gracefully. Most likely
> something is killing CDE.