You wrote (in your message from Tue 28)
 > 
 > 
 > i've also noticed R6.1 not having a repeat key.  i need to fix this
 > before NetBSD 1.2.
 > 

It's a XKB issue. Start X with -kb to disable XKB (ie `xinit -- -kb')
and autorepeat works again. 

The correct fix is in XFree86 3.1.2E, but I don't remember exactly what
the patch is. When I go home (so that I have access to my XFree86 CVS
tree), I'll try to find some minutes to look at this.




					Matthieu