Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 11:22:30 +0100 From: Chris Whitehouse <chris@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to use a PS/2 keyboard after a boot without it. Message-ID: <84DYSPJ64Z3W6142NJ73JDVT62WQWS.410cc466@Soltek> In-Reply-To: <1698.213.112.193.78.1091317898.squirrel@mail.hackunite.net>
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01/08/04 00:51:38, "Jesper Wallin" <jesper@hackunite.net> wrote: >Hello.. > >I run a few FreeBSD machines at home (both 4.10 and 5.2.1) and if I boot them up >*without* having the PS/2 keyboard connected, I can't connect it later on.. My servers >usually runs without screen and keyboard, power and network cable is the only thing >needed. :) But when I need to change something (like, take them down to >single-user-mode), then I need to reconnect the keyboard, reboot the machine and THEN I >can use the keyboard.. If the machines are within reach of each other a kvm (keyboard video mouse) switch works well. You can get a passive switch or a fancy electronic one. The electronic one mimics the devices plugged in and allows booting a machine which is not selected. With the passive one you must select the machine you want to boot. I have a passive one and switch between various operating systems and between AT and PS2 type motherboards. At one place I used to work we booted machines with a keyboard plugged in but otherwise moved the few keyboards around between running machines according to need. Chris
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