Core3 locks up on Scroll-Lock (older Proliant 1850 box)
Mark
msalists at gmx.net
Mon Nov 21 22:44:00 UTC 2005
BTW, the same thing happens when I press CTRL-S.
The machine locks up completely. I opened a remote session via ssh before pressing CTRL-S. The session does not respond any more and
gets disconnected after a while.
MARK
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a brand new Core3 system installed on an old Compaq
> Proliant 1815R - I used to have a RedHat system (don't
> remember the version, but it was before 8) on there that I
> wiped and replaced with the Core 3. I had to specify some
> parameters like "ide=nodma nousb nofirewire apm=off
> pcmcia=off" to get the thing to run without problems.
>
> I used a 2-port KVM to switch between that machine and my
> Windows box; the kind that switches when you press
> Scroll-Lock twice. That worked fine with the redhat system,
> but now on Core3, the box freezes on me when I press
> "Scroll-Lock". I first thought it was a problem with the KVM,
> but it still happens even when I plug the keyboard (PS/2
> btw.) in directly.
>
> The machine is running as a server in text-only mode, without X.
>
> Since it worked fine under Redhat I expect that there is some
> switch/configuration that should fix this problem?
>
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