Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:35:00 -0400 From: "Steven Johnson" <mr.sdjohnson@gmail.com> To: "Chuck Swiger" <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: adding keyboard after reboot with no keyboard ... Message-ID: <a00b95de0704100935n65d45e53p1bed61c86cb1d659@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <76BA0043-1D47-42FB-AB77-BB6C7A69E792@mac.com> References: <DB1C681FBA350242795277B4@ganymede.hub.org> <76BA0043-1D47-42FB-AB77-BB6C7A69E792@mac.com>
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Hello, I am receiving your email because of a screw-up in Gmail. I have no recourse but to mark your email as spam and delete it. Gmail has been unresponsive in correcting the problem. Mr.SDJohnson@Gmail.com On 4/10/07, Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote: > > On Apr 10, 2007, at 7:55 AM, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > I hate it when a subject doesn't easily present itself ... but ... > > > > Is there something that I'm missing, such that if I add a keyboard > > to a server > > *after* rebooting it with no keyboard, that will have that keyboard > > recognized? > > > > Basically, I have several remote servers, with no keyboards, but if > > I need a > > tech to check something on the console (ie. the ethernet went down > > for some > > reason), when they plug a keyboard back in again, there is no > > signal until they > > actually power cycle the machine ... which of course, is too late > > to do any > > diagnosis :( > > You should be able to add a USB keyboard and have it be recognized, > at least by the newer versions of FreeBSD. > > If you're talking about a PS/2 keyboard, probably not...the BIOS > recognizes and configures them at boot time, and if one isn't present > then, the resources aren't allocated for one to be added later. You > should also be aware that PS/2 isn't a "hot plug" interface-- some > people have blown fuses on their motherboards by hot-plugging a PS/2 > keyboard while the system is running. Someone's suggestion about > using a KVM is a good thought, however... > > -- > -Chuck > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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