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From: test@carroll.com (Test)
Subject: Boot without keyboard
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I have a system that I usually leave without a keyboard.  If I try to
boot the system without the keyboard plugged in, the system hangs.
The boot process will only resume with the keyboard plugged in.

I would like to leave the system without the keyboard, but am having
trouble figuring out how to do this.  I have changed BIOS to show
there is no keyboard present, but FreeBSD 2.2.1 seems to want to the
keyboard anyway.

I have scanned over our kernel config file (which is where I assume to
trouble is).  I believe the keyboard port scan is done here:

# syscons is the default console driver, resembling an SCO console
device          sc0     at isa? port "IO_KBD" tty irq 1 vector scintr

I would like to comment this out, but am concerned that this would
prevent my adding a keyboard after boot successfully.

Two questions:

1. Is this the section of kernel config responsible for the keyboard
port scan?

2. Can I safely remove this line, and still add a keyboard after boot?


Please respond to my email address:

	jim@carroll.com

Thanks
Jim C.