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Subject: Re: kbdmux support for ddb and mountroot?
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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