“Simultaneous Cat and External Keyboard Input Causing Kernel Panic”, Timo Jyrinki2011-11-03 (cat, computer hardware; backlinks)⁠:

I encountered a kernel panic with the 3.1.0 Linux kernel on a Dell Latitude E6410 while inputting simultaneously from the integrated keyboard with a cat and from the external keyboard myself. I was trying to type my password with the external keyboard (password dialog already visible), but I noticed that the computer didn’t seem responsive to my typing. Then suddenly the cat shifted his position and there was a kernel panic involving input handling. I’m now using i8042.nokbd kernel parameter as a workaround, something I’ve found useful also earlier.

…Photos of the panic at https://people.debian.org/~timo/kernelpaniccat/. The first one was taken about 10 seconds after the panic and shows the original cat positioning. The two other ones show alternative possible positions together with more of the panic text. There is also one photo showing the pre-crash setup, which I happened to take without anticipating a panic. The similar but black input weight was not in use.

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