Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 02:48:17 +0200 (CEST) From: "Jesper Wallin" <jesper@hackunite.net> To: "Julian C. Dunn" <lists+freebsd@aquezada.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to use a PS/2 keyboard after a boot without it. Message-ID: <1966.213.112.193.78.1091321297.squirrel@mail.hackunite.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0407312038250.4628@jupiter.acf.aquezada.com> References: <1698.213.112.193.78.1091317898.squirrel@mail.hackunite.net><20040731235513.GA55618@just.puresimplicity.net> <Pine.LNX.4.58.0407312038250.4628@jupiter.acf.aquezada.com>
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Heya.. First of all, thanks for your reply.. but yet, I don't have any "flags 0x01" on the atkbd line.. -snip- # atkbdc0 controls both the keyboard and the PS/2 mouse device atkbdc # AT keyboard controller device atkbd # AT keyboard #device psm # PS/2 mouse -snip- Regards, Jesper Wallin > On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, Josh Tolbert wrote: > >> As far as why FreeBSD doesn't recognize PS/2 hardware after it's hot-plugged, >> I can't help you there. You might consider looking at the flags for the >> drivers that work with the keyboard. > > Delete "flags 0x01" from the line in your kernel config that references > atkbd. According to LINT, "0x01" forces detection of the keyboard, so if > you booted without it plugged in, the atkbd driver will never be loaded as > a keyboard was not detected. > > - Julian > > [ Julian C. Dunn <jdunn@aquezada.com> * <julian@dreaming.org> ] > [ WWW: www.aquezada.com/staff/julian/ * www.dreaming.org/~julian/ ] > [ PGP: 0xFDC205B9 - 91B3 7A9D 683C 7C16 715F 442C 6065 D533 FDC2 05B9 ] > [ "half a love is better than no love at all" - nerissa nields ] >
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