Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:17:21 -0700 From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kbdmux support for ddb and mountroot? Message-ID: <449EB711.30509@root.org> In-Reply-To: <449F18D9.2000109@FreeBSD.org> References: <449EAED3.7000706@root.org> <449F18D9.2000109@FreeBSD.org>
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Maxim Sobolev wrote: > Works here to specify alternate root just fine. I am missing something? > > -Maxim > > Nate Lawson wrote: >> kbdmux does not currently support ddb and mountroot in both -current >> and 6-stable. This means that if you get a panic, no backtrace or >> other interaction is possible. Also, if your /etc/fstab is wrong, no >> way to specify an alternate root. >> >> Are there any plans to improve this? What needs to be completed to >> get back to previous support for these features? >> >> Thanks, I'm using a PS/2 keyboard on one machine (RELENG_6) and a built-in PS/2 keyboard on my laptop. Neither register any keystrokes in DDB or with alternate root unless I disable kbdmux with the tunable. -- Nate
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