I've got a number of FreeBSD servers connected to one monitor & keyboard using the Belkin OmniView Pro 8-port KVM switch. Whenever I reboot one of these servers while the system is not the ACTIVE system on the KVM, I'll have no keyboard access. No keyboard detected:
atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 but no: atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> flags 0x1 irq 1 on atkbdc0 as observed on other systems. So, looking at the atbkd man page indicates that a 0x1 is FAIL_IF_NO_KBD. So, thinking that was the root of all my troubles, I removed the flags, recompiled the kernel, and rebooted. Looks like my problems may be solved. So my question is this: Under what circumstance would I ever want to fail on no keyboard? Even if there WERE no keyboard plugged in, is it not helpful to install the driver in anticipation of a keyboard being added (eg. server in a cage, keyboard plugged in when needed). More information appreciated. -Yanek. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
