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Date:      Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:16:39 +0300
From:      Mike Jackson <mjj@isorauta.ntc.nokia.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Booting without keyboard.
Message-ID:  <20031006131639.GB3467@isorauta.ntc.nokia.com>
In-Reply-To: <20031006033138.14059.qmail@web21307.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20031006033138.14059.qmail@web21307.mail.yahoo.com>

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ext hctan7@yahoo.com (hctan7@yahoo.com) wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> I have recently installed FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE-p10 on a Intel SE7501WV2 board. I am using a PS2 keyboard without mouse. It works fine. However, when i boot without the keyboard plugged into the system, it is not able to accept the keyboard when i plug in later. 
>  
> Is there a way to turn the keyboard always 'on' so that i can get it to work whenever i plug it in after the system is up and running.
>  

Hi,
 You could try a USB keyboard. I'm not sure if USB Hotplugging is
working in FBSD or not, but it *should* work theoretically.

 I don't know of any systems that allow PS/2 hotplugging.

BR,
--
mike



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