Article Title	 	: siemans_keyboard
Creation Date		: 02/24/94
Message ID		: WGKNRQ
Last Update		: 
Expiration Rules	: unknown
Location		: NCD-Articles/NCD_X_Terminals/Keyboards
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Problems with the German Siemans keyboard have been encountered with NCDware 3.X and certain NCD terminal models.

  - NCD19r, Keyboard Controller UW.1.2 and Boot Monitor 2.4.2
  - older NCD19c's, Keyboard Controller UW.1.0 and Boot Monitor 2.5.1
  
While the NCD is loading the server, the pattern of dots is interrupted by
the string "Keyboard resend 0xf2, 0x00" and proceeds to loop continuously
and will not abort with ESC.  After some time, the keyboard sends another 
string "Keyboard resend 0xed, 0x00" and then shows a PANIC - End of Diagnostic 
Log, and then drops to the boot monitor prompt.

The real problem appears to be the use of LEDs on the Siemans keyboard.  The 
"Resend 0xed" is a message that the firmware in the keyboard is attempting to 
do something with the LED ("ed" = LED) and is causing the server panic.

What is needed is to change all LED settings in your config file to 
disabled (or the equvialent).  For example, try setting "led-entry = mod1" and 
then the "pref-keyboard-leds" parameter in your config file and reboot.  You 
will not need a different keyboard controller or boot proms.  The problem 
appears to be with that particular German Siemens keyboard only, and for now 
this is the only work around available.