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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: VP/ix, Xenix-386 2.3.2, VGA, keyboard problems?
Summary: VP/IX keyboard problems -- you did this to yourself!
Keywords: VP/ix, Xenix, VGA, keyboard
Message-ID: <1989Dec20.185348.3630@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 20 Dec 89 18:53:48 GMT
References: <118@mnopltd.UUCP>
Reply-To: karl@mcs.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc. - Mundelein, IL
Lines: 37

In article <118@mnopltd.UUCP> gatech!stiatl!mnopltd!neal writes:
>
>--I just purchased VP/ix 1.1.0 for my 80386 AT Xenix machine.  This machine
>--is heavily loaded with TONS of stuff on it (VP/ix, full dev system,
>--Excelan LAN workplace, Digiware (16i), Xenix-Net, games, plus lots more).
>
>--I am having a problem with the keyboard functionality of VP/ix and 
>--hope someone else would have had the same problem.  I've tried, believe me,
>--to find ANYTHING in the manual stating why it would be and I've played
>--with it extensively.  I hate to start my 30 days support over what might
>--be a trivial matter however.
>--
>--Here's what I've got.  I installed the package and made a VP/ix user.
>--When I log into the user ID and call up VP/ix on the console (a
>--VGA card), the screen displays fine, but the keys all appear to be 
>--mis-mapped.  (When I press the 'ALT' key, I get a CTRL-W, when I let
>--it up, it sends another one).  I know this has to do with keyboard mapping
>--and the files involved are probably setup wrong.  Could someone please
>--point me the way.

Ok.  It's easy.

At sometime in the past you told configure that you had an enhanced AT
keyboard.  It didn't appear to change anything when you set it, did it?  It
>does< hose VP/IX completely.  

You might not remember doing this, but you did.  The system will >never< set
that parameter by itself -- you have to do it.

Turn it off in configure (set it to "0").  Relink your kernel.  The problem
will disappear.

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Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM, <well-connected>!ddsw1!karl)
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