From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 1 13:49:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DBA116A4CE for ; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 13:49:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mxfep02.bredband.com (mxfep02.bredband.com [195.54.107.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 706FF43D1D for ; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 13:49:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jesper@hackunite.net) Received: from mail.hackunite.net ([213.112.193.12] [213.112.193.12]) by mxfep02.bredband.com with SMTP <20040801134938.OCOH23867.mxfep02.bredband.com@mail.hackunite.net>; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 15:49:38 +0200 Received: from 213.112.193.78 (SquirrelMail authenticated user z3l3zt@hackunite.net) by mail.hackunite.net with HTTP; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 15:53:01 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <1169.213.112.193.78.1091368381.squirrel@mail.hackunite.net> In-Reply-To: <84DYSPJ64Z3W6142NJ73JDVT62WQWS.410cc466@Soltek> References: <1698.213.112.193.78.1091317898.squirrel@mail.hackunite.net> <84DYSPJ64Z3W6142NJ73JDVT62WQWS.410cc466@Soltek> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 15:53:01 +0200 (CEST) From: "Jesper Wallin" To: "Chris Whitehouse" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: SquirrelMail 1.4.2 X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to use a PS/2 keyboard after a boot without it. X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 13:49:44 -0000 Heya again.. Once again, thanks for all the replies.. Sure, you can "hotplug" the keyboards as long as you booted the machine with a keyboard connected.. my point is, if I need to reboot the server (and no, they're not in range of eachother), I need to get a keyboard, connect it, ssh back in, reboot it.. then unplug the keyboard when the boot is complete.. which is kind of annoying and shouldn't be needed imo.. I've removed the "0x1" flags in /boot/device.hints but I havn't had time to restart the system and find out if it works.. but the last thing which leave me is the hope.. :-P Regards, Jesper Wallin > 01/08/04 00:51:38, "Jesper Wallin" wrote: > >>Hello.. >> >>I run a few FreeBSD machines at home (both 4.10 and 5.2.1) and if I boot them up >>*without* having the PS/2 keyboard connected, I can't connect it later on.. My servers >>usually runs without screen and keyboard, power and network cable is the only thing >>needed. :) But when I need to change something (like, take them down to >>single-user-mode), then I need to reconnect the keyboard, reboot the machine and THEN I >>can use the keyboard.. > > If the machines are within reach of each other a kvm (keyboard video mouse) switch works > well. You can get a passive switch or a fancy electronic one. The electronic > one mimics the devices plugged in and allows booting a machine which is not selected. > With the passive one you must select the machine you want to boot. I have a > passive one and switch between various operating systems and between AT and PS2 type > motherboards. > > At one place I used to work we booted machines with a keyboard plugged in but otherwise > moved the few keyboards around between running machines according to > need. > > Chris >