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Date:      Mon, 5 Jun 2000 22:05:27 -0500 (CDT)
From:      jgreco@ns.sol.net
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   kern/19063: Boot sequence messes up w/ -D -h
Message-ID:  <200006060305.WAA02515@bins0-milwwi.newsops.execpc.com>

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>Number:         19063
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       VGA keyboard sometimes fails to work in boot loader
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Jun 06 09:30:01 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Joe Greco
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE i386
>Organization:
sol.net Network Services
>Environment:

	Apparently any machine that has "-D -h" in /boot.config to use
	serial consoles.  Noted across many 3.x FreeBSD variants.

>Description:

	We use serial consoles for most stuff, configured with "-D -h"
	in /boot.config.  Sometimes, however, we use a VGA console and we 
	type a "space" right after seeing the "Boot: -D -h", and we put
	in "-h" at the prompt to force VGA.

	After we do this, sometimes the keyboard is nonresponsive in the
	next stage boot loader (i.e. counting down to zero, where you
	would hit a key and then "-s" to go to single user).

>How-To-Repeat:

	See above

>Fix:
	
	


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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