I seem to recall having this problem for a while.  I think that unplugging the keyboard and
plugging it back in (no need to reboot or anything) would fix the problem.  It hasn't happened for
a while, so I can't say what made it go away.

Alex

 > On Fri, Sep 04, 1998 at 10:54:23AM -0700, Eric McWhorter wrote:
 > > I have a dell optiplex gx1 computer (400 MHZ pentium II) running netbsd
 > > 1.3.2.  Occasionally, when I switch between virtual terminals the keyboard
 > > hangs.  
 > 
 >   Me too -- Dell PII 300 machine, keyboard hangs.  For us, this
 > machine is the server for 5 other machines, so rebooting it is
 > a nuisance.  It's running 1.3F, and uses pcvt.  The mouse does
 > not hang.  It is usually 4 or 5 days between hangs, so it is
 > difficult to debug.
 > 
 >   Anybody know how to unwedge the keyboard?
 > 
 >   Brian