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From: myb100@csc.anu.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Hardware problem in Software ??
Message-ID: <1990Dec4.183634.3676@csc.anu.oz.au>
Date: 4 Dec 90 08:36:34 GMT
Organization: Computer Services, Australian National University
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Hi
	I'm not sure where this belongs (even with the new CSA split-to-be :-) )
but anyway:

I have a problem that recurs about once in every 100 or so reboots (My A2000
lives in a high-risk-of-lightning area :-(  )

Amyway, sometimes on boot-up, my 'm' and 'n' keys don't work. 'Fine' everybody
says - 'check your keyboard contacts'. Well, yes, that'd be my reaction too,
except for this: There is no way to cheat in software to get the 'n' or 'm' to
appear either. I used Snap to pick up a word containing an 'n', and when I
put it down, the 'n' was gone !!

e.g. I was logged onto our VAX, and tried to 'run login2'. This appeared
on the screen as 'run logi2', and that is how the VAX saw it. So I (in a hurry)
did a 'dir log*' and snapped the 'login2' that appeared there. When I put
the snap'ed text back down, out came 'logi2'.

Ugh. This is not a major problem - a reboot usually fixes it. Oh - this happens
after cold and warm boots. Any suggestions as to what this could be ? (and 
how to fix it ? :-) )

[Oh: this is an A2000, 512kAgnus, GVP Hardcard(46M ST)+2M-RAM]

Cheers,
	Markus

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