From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun May 6 1:26:51 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mail.dada.it (mail2.dada.it [195.110.96.69]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1A20F37B422 for ; Sun, 6 May 2001 01:26:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ale@unixmania.net) Received: (qmail 2362 invoked from network); 6 May 2001 08:26:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO libero.sunshine.ale) (195.110.114.252) by mail.dada.it with SMTP; 6 May 2001 08:26:44 -0000 Received: by libero.sunshine.ale (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 78B565E94; Sun, 6 May 2001 10:26:44 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 10:26:44 +0200 From: Alessandro de Manzano To: Doug Russell Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: no keyboard Message-ID: <20010506102644.B3226@libero.sunshine.ale> Reply-To: Alessandro de Manzano References: <20010505121008.E18676@fw.wintelcom.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from drussell@saturn-tech.com on Sat, May 05, 2001 at 06:08:05PM -0600 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 06:08:05PM -0600, Doug Russell wrote: > re-enable a PS/2 mouse after inadvertantly disconnecting it. I hate to > reboot server machines that have been up for hundreds of days because I > can't use the KB or mouse. (Not that I often use a KB or mouse on any > server machines... but it has happened more than once.) I'm in the same situation for my rack servers, and I solved using an USB keyboard :-) Enabling USB support in the kernel and in the BIOS of the machine is just what I need. When inserted you have only to do something like kbdcontrol -k /dev/kbd1 < /dev/console operating from a ssh/telnet/etc. session and voila, USB kbd is activated :-) When remove you do the same with /dev/kbd0. Probably if you disable the atkbd in the kernel you don't ever need such kbdcontrol magic. -- bye! Ale ale@unixmania.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message