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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!newsm.ibm.net!ibm.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!165.254.2.53!nonexistent.com!not-for-mail From: test@carroll.com (Test) Subject: Boot without keyboard X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 X-Complaints-To: Email abuse@news2.new-york.net if this posting is inappropriate Cache-Post-Path: hercules.carroll.com!unknown@athena.carroll.com Organization: Carroll-Net Message-ID: <ECHy81.991@nonexistent.com> X-Trace: 867519360 11977 (None) [199.224.10.73] X-Nntp-Posting-Host: hercules.carroll.com Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 17:38:01 GMT Lines: 36 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:43819 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.