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From: jv@mhres.mh.nl (Johan Vromans)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: keyboard error on VS3100
Message-ID: <3586@mhres.mh.nl>
Date: 18 Sep 89 23:08:57 GMT
Organization: Multihouse NV, the Netherlands
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I'm running UWS2.1 on a VAXstation3100. The problem I'm going to
describe also occurred under UWS2.0A.

Sometimes when I move the mouse, the system starts generating errors
of the following kind:

 
----- EVENT INFORMATION ----- 
 
EVENT CLASS                             OPERATIONAL EVENT  
OS EVENT TYPE                  250.     ASCII MSG  
SEQUENCE NUMBER                 28. 
OPERATING SYSTEM                        ULTRIX 32  
OCCURRED/LOGGED ON                      Tue Sep 12 14:30:59 1989 MET DST 
OCCURRED ON SYSTEM                      squirrel  
SYSTEM ID                 x0A000004     MICROCODE REV = 4. 
SYSTYPE REG.              x04010002 
                                        FIRMWARE REV = 1. 
PROCESSOR TYPE                          KA420  
MESSAGE                                   
                                        sm0: smkint: keyboard error, code = b6  
 
These errors are generated that fast, that they overflow the errlog
buffer, which causes the message ERRLOG BUFFER FULL, 1 ERROR(S) MISSED
to appear on the console.
I have also noticed that, on moments like these, the keyboard audible
bell doesn't sound anymore.

Can anyone tell me what the above error means? Especially the line 
"sm0: smkint: keyboard error, code = b6" should mean something to
someone.

Any pointers are appreciated.

Johan
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