[syslinux] Dell Optiplex GX620 keyboard problem

[H. Peter Anvin]

JOURDAIN Joris 031398 NEURONES wrote:
> 
> BTW, Is that nice vesamenu.c32 stuff a so called "com32 program or  
> something that switches to protected mode such as memdisk" ?
> Because if it is, then I know that it's where my problem comes from :  
> we use it.
> 

Yes, all .c32 programs are.

The reason he listed 3.62 is that as of version 3.62, syslinux *always* 
goes into protected mode -- this was necessary to support unlimited 
labels.  Hence for newer versions, this affects everyone, not just 
people who use the menu system.

> I had noticed on another boot server I manage, but on which the menu  
> isn't used, that I couldn't reproduce this keyboard problem (although  
> syslinux version is also  3.31-4 from debain etch) which leads me to  
> the conclusion that it's indeed related to the menu.
> 
> I'll try to upgrade syslinux to the "3.71+dfsg-5" from testing, and if  
> it still doesn't work, I guess I'll have to give up this nice menu ;-(

Again, as far as I know, it was fixed in 3.70.  If it *isn't*, I 
*really* want to know!

	-hpa