On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:25 PM, Uriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [top-posting fixed] > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 5:15 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:17:20AM -0400, erik quanstrom wrote: >>> you also need to start usb/usbd and usb/kb, at least. >> >> 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?
Pretty sure you're right. This situation looks to me like one that could be avoided by replacing 9load with a proper kernel - otherwise we'd have to teach 9load about usb, no? > There is no support for usb keyboards. > > Well, nemo implemented it some billions of years ago, and the code is > bittrotting somewhere in sources (which incidentally is down, as > usual). I understand your frustration uriel, but if you read carefully you'll notice erik's message here makes a reference to usb/kb. Which suggests to me that usb keyboards have some support nowadays. Some things change for the better :) -sqweek
