@jimp said in bug with inputs on ESXi?:
You hit Scroll Lock on your keyboard
This is definitely a plausible explanation, however:
I was doing other linux-based VM installs on the same ESXi machine at the same time and only had a problem with the pfSense instances, multiple times.
I am working from a MacBook which does not have a Scroll Lock key (that I'm aware of). Is there a way to unwittingly send a Scroll Lock equivalent key stroke - perhaps with the right key combo?
I researched this a bit, and found some indication that Fn + Shift + F12 is the equivalent Macbook key combo for activating Scroll Lock. I wouldn't have ver had any reason to use those keys while doing my ESXi or pfSense tasks. I also found an old thread here where someone seems to have the same problem with Macbook randomly activating Scroll Lock and people discuss other possible key combos.
Still, it's hard for me to buy the explanation that this bug would only manifest itself in an ESXi console window and only for pfSense.
Unfortunately, I've finished those projects for now and don't know when I'll next have the opportunity to explore the possibilities of what might have been behind this bug.