Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 11:45:16 -0700 From: Paul Traina <pst@jnx.com> To: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: last commit to syscons re: keyboard probes Message-ID: <199609071845.LAA05670@base.jnx.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 07 Sep 1996 16:59:48 %2B0300." <Pine.BSF.3.91.960907165656.10733A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
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That's why it's a bloody OPTION. From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> Subject: Re: last commit to syscons re: keyboard probes On Fri, 6 Sep 1996, Paul Traina wrote: > I'm not particularly enamoured with the commit I made to make syscons disab >>le > itself if a keyboard is not present. I think it's an ugly kludge. What we > should be doing is probing properly for the video card and NOT crashing if > it's not found. Hmmm.... So if there is the prblem with my otherwise keyboardless server and I walk over to it, plug in a keyboard (I know it may be harmful, etc.) then in the future the system will just not recognise it as it was not present at the boot-up time (say a spontaneous one in the middle of the night)? I wouldn't be too happy :-( Sander > > If someone wants to do it properly, you will not hurt my feelings if you re >>move > the current keyboard check kludge. > > Paul >
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