Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:22:55 -0700 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kbdmux support for ddb and mountroot? Message-ID: <449F1ACF.5060101@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <449EB711.30509@root.org> References: <449EAED3.7000706@root.org> <449F18D9.2000109@FreeBSD.org> <449EB711.30509@root.org>
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Nate Lawson wrote: > 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. USB keyboard works just fine here (7-CURRENT) for alternate root selection via kbdmux. I don't know if there are some differences in kbdmux behavior between RELENG_6 and HEAD. -Maxim
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