From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 10 17:02:55 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D1DB16A400 for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:02:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mr.sdjohnson@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.179]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 919E813C458 for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:02:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mr.sdjohnson@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id f31so1331565pyh for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:02:51 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=QYU7LKVNAlZtp+7nJEm91hbbtBQdImAy4+eR4WPircjjerSGer6oblxEdWkJs2ryeuis9SWTfTldAgHEneY5UEFCZiC7YoNJ/Ha9V637oHG57pUn+HVeUoB7mul74GLVhWLNjVWDqSztnnJfrO2EOxImgwjuahUwD5ARc136ttQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Gjt4eFAjwwrvJNxeY3xzVXqmEZSQ8IBfbaIiuEMPDbJz5e0qHaZ7wLZSe2ptCe9Kc9wxXJSqImJCVHaBSsL3jUeJc9HqZW/5Iq5fS8+u7gAD9tZ1+hwg48+KjCac+5AO0pWIoaE6aKd0lGk9HGIoJTeTe8quL8SBayDYMkzEPGE= Received: by 10.65.53.3 with SMTP id f3mr14561116qbk.1176222900594; Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:35:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.65.253.18 with HTTP; Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:35:00 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:35:00 -0400 From: "Steven Johnson" To: "Chuck Swiger" In-Reply-To: <76BA0043-1D47-42FB-AB77-BB6C7A69E792@mac.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <76BA0043-1D47-42FB-AB77-BB6C7A69E792@mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: "Marc G. Fournier" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: adding keyboard after reboot with no keyboard ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:02:55 -0000 Hello, I am receiving your email because of a screw-up in Gmail. I have no recourse but to mark your email as spam and delete it. Gmail has been unresponsive in correcting the problem. Mr.SDJohnson@Gmail.com On 4/10/07, Chuck Swiger wrote: > > On Apr 10, 2007, at 7:55 AM, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > I hate it when a subject doesn't easily present itself ... but ... > > > > Is there something that I'm missing, such that if I add a keyboard > > to a server > > *after* rebooting it with no keyboard, that will have that keyboard > > recognized? > > > > Basically, I have several remote servers, with no keyboards, but if > > I need a > > tech to check something on the console (ie. the ethernet went down > > for some > > reason), when they plug a keyboard back in again, there is no > > signal until they > > actually power cycle the machine ... which of course, is too late > > to do any > > diagnosis :( > > You should be able to add a USB keyboard and have it be recognized, > at least by the newer versions of FreeBSD. > > If you're talking about a PS/2 keyboard, probably not...the BIOS > recognizes and configures them at boot time, and if one isn't present > then, the resources aren't allocated for one to be added later. You > should also be aware that PS/2 isn't a "hot plug" interface-- some > people have blown fuses on their motherboards by hot-plugging a PS/2 > keyboard while the system is running. Someone's suggestion about > using a KVM is a good thought, however... > > -- > -Chuck > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >