Compaq Armada m700 - XFree86 Problems.

[GianPiero Puccioni]

Hi,

I am trying ti install FC1 on a Compaq and I am having troubles with the
setup of XFree86. What happens is that when it switches to graphics the
three keyboards light flash several times (not always the same, from 4 to
15 times) than X starts, dmesg reports the same amount of "keyboard timed
out[1]". It doesn't matter if X starts from inittab, startx or switching
from a text console through Alt-F7, it does the same. The XFconfig is
the standard one generated by the installation and the keyboard section
is the default, I tried changing something here and there but nothing
different happens. Plugging in an external keyboard doesn't change
anything. In the log file there is nothing about the keyboard beside the
usual (the usual being the log of another machine where it works). 
The same machine did run a previous version of XFree without problems.

After this delay everything seem to work but it can be really annoying
(it can be up to 40-50 secs) as the owner of this machine frequently
uses text consoles.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

GianPiero

[Jason Dixon]

On Feb 24, 2004, at 11:11 AM, GianPiero Puccioni wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying ti install FC1 on a Compaq and I am having troubles with 
> the
> setup of XFree86. What happens is that when it switches to graphics the
> three keyboards light flash several times (not always the same, from 4 
> to
> 15 times) than X starts, dmesg reports the same amount of "keyboard 
> timed
> out[1]". It doesn't matter if X starts from inittab, startx or 
> switching
> from a text console through Alt-F7, it does the same. The XFconfig is
> the standard one generated by the installation and the keyboard section
> is the default, I tried changing something here and there but nothing
> different happens. Plugging in an external keyboard doesn't change
> anything. In the log file there is nothing about the keyboard beside 
> the
> usual (the usual being the log of another machine where it works).
> The same machine did run a previous version of XFree without problems.
>
> After this delay everything seem to work but it can be really annoying
> (it can be up to 40-50 secs) as the owner of this machine frequently
> uses text consoles.

I feel your pain.  I've had this problem with my M700 for about 6 
months now, never found a solution.  If you do, please let me know.

--
Jason Dixon, RHCE
DixonGroup Consulting
http://www.dixongroup.net

[Max]

Il mar, 2004-02-24 alle 17:11, GianPiero Puccioni ha scritto:
> Hi,

Hi Gianpiero.
I have the same problem ..... but is until RH8.0 ......
I do not think there is a solution.
> Thanks,
>
> GianPiero

Bye
Massimo
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[Daniel Roesen]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 05:11:13PM +0100, GianPiero Puccioni wrote:
> I am trying ti install FC1 on a Compaq and I am having troubles with the
> setup of XFree86. What happens is that when it switches to graphics the
> three keyboards light flash several times (not always the same, from 4 to
> 15 times) than X starts, dmesg reports the same amount of "keyboard timed
> out[1]".

Hm, don't have this problem here with my M700...

Best regards,
Daniel