Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:54:12 +0100 From: Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely7.cicely.de> To: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@acm.org> Cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ukbd probe order regression Message-ID: <20100203125411.GF45009@cicely7.cicely.de> In-Reply-To: <20100203094756.GB95409@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <20100201085131.GA34006@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <4B66A0DD.2070109@icyb.net.ua> <20100202063635.GA64643@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <4B67C8A6.5050102@icyb.net.ua> <20100202230511.GA19744@pjdesk.au.alcatel-lucent.com> <20100203094756.GB95409@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
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On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 08:47:56PM +1100, Peter Jeremy wrote: > [Based on a thread in -stable] > > I am trying to upgrade a Dell GX620 from FreeBSD 7.1 to a recent > FreeBSD 8-stable and have run into a regression in the ukbd probe > order. This box has no PS/2 ports and therefore I use a USB > keyboard (and have removed atkbdc, atkbd and kbdmux from my kernel). > All relevant USB devices are compiled in. > > In 7.x, ukbd probes before the kernel mounts root. In 8.x, ukbd > probes after the kernel mounts root (it actually probes asynchronously > after the "Enter full pathname of shell..." prompt). (This bit me > badly because I managed to screw up my root disk name and got > prompted with 'mountroot>' but had no keyboard). As workaround to get your system up without bootcd can also declare the rootdev on loader prompt. -- B.Walter <bernd@bwct.de> http://www.bwct.de Modbus/TCP Ethernet I/O Baugruppen, ARM basierte FreeBSD Rechner uvm.
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