From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 8 18:15:36 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E26A16A4CF for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:15:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail27.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail27.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.29]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2419E43D5A for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:15:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 5970 invoked from network); 8 Apr 2005 18:15:34 -0000 Received: from server.baldwin.cx ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender )AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP for ; 8 Apr 2005 18:15:34 -0000 Received: from roboboy.corp.weather.com (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j38IFHt3089924; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 14:15:25 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) From: John Baldwin To: obrien@FreeBSD.org Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:05:41 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <200504071715.j37HFAdE064344@repoman.freebsd.org> <200504071403.28492.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20050407235631.GC24453@dragon.NUXI.org> In-Reply-To: <20050407235631.GC24453@dragon.NUXI.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200504081005.43680.jhb@FreeBSD.org> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-102.8 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on server.baldwin.cx cc: Maxim Sobolev cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/man/man4 atkbdc.4 src/sys/dev/kbd atkbdc.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:15:36 -0000 On Thursday 07 April 2005 07:56 pm, David O'Brien wrote: > On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 02:03:27PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: > > On Thursday 07 April 2005 01:15 pm, Maxim Sobolev wrote: > > > sobomax 2005-04-07 17:15:10 UTC > > > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > > > Modified files: > > > share/man/man4 atkbdc.4 > > > sys/dev/kbd atkbdc.c > > > Log: > > > Provide a new tunable hw.atkbdc.broken_kit_cmd, which if set to 1 > > > instructs the driver to avoid using Keyboard Interface Test command. > > > This command causes problems with some non-compliant hardware, > > > resulting in machine being abruptly powered down early in the boot > > > process. > > > > > > Particularly it's known that HP ZV5000 and Compaq R3000Z notebooks > > > are affected by this problem. > > > > > > Due to popularity of those models this patch is good MFC5.4 > > > candidate. > > > > > > PR: 67745 > > > Submitted by: Jung-uk Kim jkim at niksun.com > > > MFC after: 1 days > > > > Umm, this PR is closed because there's already a hint flag (0x8) to do > > this. Does the hint flag not work and did you ask Jung-uk if the patch is > > still necessary before you committed this? > > It would be nice if someone would comment on the email I sent to > freebsd-current if we can add a "save keyboard" mode to the bootloader > which would set hw.atkbdc.kbd0.flags to 0x9. Wouldn't that solve all the > keyboard issues? No, it would break most people. I already responded to that e-mail, too. You can add a 'Comaq R3000' option perhaps, or just document the workaround in the FAQ or hardware release notes. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org