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Date:      Fri, 21 May 1999 17:46:20 +0200
From:      Graham Wheeler <gram@cdsec.com>
To:        Karl Denninger <karl@Denninger.Net>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: -CURRENT problems - keyboard lockup!
Message-ID:  <37457FCC.FF4B32CE@cdsec.com>
References:  <19990521103244.A344@Denninger.Net> <37457DC4.CD84C812@cdsec.com> <19990521104023.A396@Denninger.Net>

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Karl Denninger wrote:
> 
> On Fri, May 21, 1999 at 05:37:40PM +0200, Graham Wheeler wrote:
> > Karl Denninger wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > I built a new kernel last night and started a buildworld before going to
> > > bed.  Just a "tracking" type of thing to see what the state of the world
> > > is on FreeBSD.
> > >
> > > This morning I tried to boot that kernel.  It comes up, but the console
> > > is dead!  The DISPLAY is ok, but I have no keyboard control.  Replugging
> > > the keyboard does not help.
> >
> > Are you sure you haven't omitted the syscons device?
> 
> You mean this one?
> 
> device          sc0     at isa?
> 
> Yes, its in there (it shows on the boot trace).

Right - I missed it when I scanned the trace. I suggested that
because I once made that mistake and had just the behaviour you 
described.

Presumably you can telnet in? How about trying the vt0 device
instead?

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