Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:16:39 +0300 From: Mike Jackson <mjj@isorauta.ntc.nokia.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Booting without keyboard. Message-ID: <20031006131639.GB3467@isorauta.ntc.nokia.com> In-Reply-To: <20031006033138.14059.qmail@web21307.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20031006033138.14059.qmail@web21307.mail.yahoo.com>
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ext hctan7@yahoo.com (hctan7@yahoo.com) wrote: > Hi, > > I have recently installed FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE-p10 on a Intel SE7501WV2 board. I am using a PS2 keyboard without mouse. It works fine. However, when i boot without the keyboard plugged into the system, it is not able to accept the keyboard when i plug in later. > > Is there a way to turn the keyboard always 'on' so that i can get it to work whenever i plug it in after the system is up and running. > Hi, You could try a USB keyboard. I'm not sure if USB Hotplugging is working in FBSD or not, but it *should* work theoretically. I don't know of any systems that allow PS/2 hotplugging. BR, -- mike
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