Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 10:26:44 +0200 From: Alessandro de Manzano <ale@unixmania.net> To: Doug Russell <drussell@saturn-tech.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: no keyboard Message-ID: <20010506102644.B3226@libero.sunshine.ale> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0105051800080.95873-100000@beastie.saturn-tech.com>; from drussell@saturn-tech.com on Sat, May 05, 2001 at 06:08:05PM -0600 References: <20010505121008.E18676@fw.wintelcom.net> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0105051800080.95873-100000@beastie.saturn-tech.com>
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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
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