On 3/1/06, Scott Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric Anderson wrote: > > Ceri Davies wrote: > > > >> On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 12:39:36AM -0700, Scott Long wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Coleman Kane wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> On 2/28/06, *Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL > >>>> PROTECTED]>> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> "Maksim Yevmenkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> writes: > >>>> > we should make a decision which scancodes keyboard drivers > >>>> should be > >>>> > returning and change kbdmux(4), syscons(4) etc. to support it. > >>>> > > >>>> > until then, i'm afraid, sun rs232 and powerpc adb keyboard > >>>> drivers > >>>> > will have to translate their own scancodes into at scancodes > >>>> (just > >>>> > like ukbd(4) does). > >>>> > >>>> Considering that ukbd(4) is the only kbd driver that runs on all > >>>> platforms, it might make sense to have all other drivers translate > >>>> their scancodes to ukbd(4) scancodes and use that in kbdmux(4) and > >>>> syscons(4). > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I agree, especially since atkbdc's are rapidly being replaced by > >>>> USB on the platforms they were made for. > >>>> > >>> > >>> Long term, yes, but what is the risk/benefit of doing this for 6.1? > >>> > >> > >> > >> If it doesn't work, we look like bloody idiots. 6.2 isn't that far > >> away, I'd think that anybody could manage waiting for it a little more > >> (especially if it goes into RELENG_6 just after the 6.1 branch). > >> > >> The above not to be taken as a comment on the change, on which I am not > >> informed enough to hold an opinion. > >> > > > > > > Can we have it all set, built in to GENERIC, but the device hint set to > > disabled? Lots of systems, Dell PowerEdge and similar, come with a > > remote access card, which uses a USB tie in. The only way I've found to > > make the console keyboard work after initial install, is to boot single > > user, hack /etc/devd.conf, and reboot, which is really ugly. Many > > FreeBSD users get stuck with this, so it would be very nice to have a > > quick way to enable the kbdmux at loader time for 6.1, but if it goes in > > right after, I'm not going to cry. :) > > > > Thanks again Maksim for all the work on this! > > I'd like to turn this on for the next BETA build, get feedback, then > decide whether or not to leave it enabled for the final 6.1 release. > Maksim, is that OK with you?
yes, it should be fine. i still need to add/test hints support in kbdmux(4). i plan to finish it today. i will also need to MFC all my changes to RELENG_6. i'm not sure how much testing we want before MFC. should i get a blanket approval from [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks, max _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
