[CentOS] Keyboard Fails at Login Prompt

[Sudev Barar]

On 21/10/06, Jim Perrin <jperrin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I just setup an old box with CentOS 4 and I'm having a very strange
> > problem.  The keyboard is functional throughout the startup process of
> > the machine. I get the login prompt and I get just enough time to type
> > in "root" and hit the enter button before the keyboard fails.  I've
[SNIPA]
> How old a system and keyboard are we talking here? Are we talking AT
> style keyboard, ps/2 keyboard, usb keyboard on an old system (where
> bios usb handling can cause this sort of confusion) etc. Give us an
> idea of what we're working with.
>

Shot in the dark but happened to me in past. If you have setup serial
mouse and it is missing / non functional you can get erratic errors on
key board
-- 
Regards,
Sudev Barar