On 11/14/22 06:40, Harald Dunkel wrote:
Hi folks,
according to boot(8) holding the Ctrl key is supposed to interrupt
boot before /etc/boot.conf is read. But it doesn't. I see boot's
message on VGA that it switches over to serial (as mentioned in
boot.conf), and then it doesn't boot for a reason I would like to
investigate. The screen stays black.
I am sure that console redirection is turned off in the BIOS.
OpenBSD is version 7.2. USB Keyboard.
Every helpful hint is highly appreciated.
Harri
Wild guess, but I suspect that your BIOS isn't setting the marker
that /boot uses to see the pressing of the CTRL key on your system
with a USB keyboard. /boot is pretty much dependent upon your
system BIOS doing The Right Thing, as the OS hasn't loaded yet.
So other than looking at Other Things, I'm not sure there's an
OpenBSD fix for this.
Does your machine accept a PS/2 keyboard? If so, does CTRL work
as expected there?
Nick.
