Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:06:17 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /current, CONFIG, no keyboard Message-ID: <20020212120359.R80427-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <200202121151.g1CBpOK15286@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Christoph Kukulies wrote: > I ran cvsup on -current mainly because I wanted to test > the nvidia GeForce2 driver on my Dell Inspiron. > > After getting through the CONFIG file syntax and options woes > I finally got a new kernel compiled but I cannot do > any input at the keyboard. > > This happened after I removed /boot/device.hints which I read about > in /usr/src/UPGRADING that devices were otherwise enumerated doubly > during autoconfigure at boot. > At least I was observing this and my boot got hung at > sio1 probing in the first place. Then I removed > device.hints - I had hints "GENERIC.hints" in my kernel CONFIG > anyway. This should be on -current mailing list, not -mobile. You must have one of: 1) a /boot/device.hints file or 2) A hints file compiled into your kernel It is HIGHLY suggested you just copy src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC.hints since that has the requisite hints for the console to work. You modify it at your own risk. Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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