> yes, but if you need the keyboard to enter stuff during boot time, like > the authid, or the path to the filesystem, then it's not possible > because I think those choices happen before the point where those > commands can be issued, right? Unless there is some place other than > cpurc where I could set those commands?
yes, if that is the case, you're in a pickle. however, if you have a place for local nvram and you make sure your plan9.ini file (or pxe version thereof) specifies the path to the fs, you can still boot to a native usb kbd. if you can't resolve one of those issues, you will likely need to add some code to the init process and link usb/usbd and usb/kb into the kernel. - or - if you have working ethernet, the cec patches that i submitted a year or so ago will allow you to enter very early boot information using cec(8). i also have a prototype 9load that will also interact via cec. an older version of cec is part of the distribution. my current version is in /n/sources/contrib/quanstro/src/cec. i'd be happy to put the kernel patches somewhere if folks would find it useful. - erik
