Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:36:18 +0300 (EAT) From: <ksemat@wawa.eahd.or.ug> To: Jim Weeks <jim@siteplus.net> Cc: David Friedman <driz@away.net>, <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 2.1.7 FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0111121334330.2230-100000@sanyu1.sanyutel.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0111111906300.1009-100000@veager.jwweeks.com>
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I noticed that when freebsd is booting even before it loads the kernel it detects for the presence of a keyboard. And those times when I have booted it without a keyboard and later needed it, I have had to inset the keyboard and then reboot in order for freebsd to start using the keyboard. Noah. On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, Jim Weeks wrote: > I will pose this as a question since I don't know for sure whether this > would work, maybe someone could verify. > > If you had a specific keymap entry in /etc/rc.conf, would > running /etc/netstart reset the keyboard? I use netstart to reread > rc.conf pretty often, and I have my keymap specified as > keymap="/usr/share/syscons/keymaps/us.iso.kbd". I just haven't ever had a > problem with the keyboard becoming inoperable. > > -- > Jim Weeks > > > On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, David Friedman wrote: > > > * Keith Woodworth (kwoody@citytel.net) wrote: > > > > > > Folks...weve had a 2.1.7 machine colo'd here for a few years (3 days shy > > > of 500 days of uptime) and most of that time it has not had a > > > monitor/keyboard plugged into it. (just ssh in all the time) > > > > > > Few weeks ago I rearranged the equipment room and plugged in a > > > keyboard/monitor but the console wont respond to keyboard. Last time I > > > used a keyboard on this machine was probably about a year ago to change > > > the IP of the NIC and a few other things. Unplugged the keyboard and its > > > sat in the corner and hummed away ever since. Even then it had at least > > > 200 days of uptime w/no keyboard plugged in before I made the IP change. > > > > > > Is there a process I can maybe HUP to get to the keyboar to work? Or do I > > > need a complete reboot? > > > > > > THanks, > > > Keith > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > Do you remember if the keyboard was plugged in when you initially > > booted the machine up? > > > > It's not generally a good idea to plug the keyboard in while > > the computer is on. I suggest shutting down first. > > > > (No, I'm not aware of any process to HUP to get it to work.) > > -- > > David Friedman - http://www.away.net/ > > > > Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" > > Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" > > BSD: "Are you guys coming or what?" > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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