On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:35:51PM +0100, Helge Deller wrote: > Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote: > >> The boot-kernel (2.6.18) does not detect this keyboard on the HIL bus. > >> It seems the needed .config values are not set when it was built. > >> To solve this problem, the boot kernel needs the > >> "CONFIG_KEYBOARD_HIL_OLD=y" option set. > >> Additionally, all other "HIL" options should be disabled (see below). > >> With those options, the HIL keyboard should work. HIL-Mouse will not be > >> available, but it's not needed either for the installation process. > >> In general, all newer HIL drivers do not work at all, so defaulting back > >> to the old driver should be ok. > > > > The Lenny kernel sets CONFIG_KEYBOARD_HIL_OLD=m, does this still apply? > > Moritz, thanks for bringing this up again. I nearly forgot it! > > I just tried the netboot image dated 30-10-08 from > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-hppa/current/images/netboot/2.6/. > > Currently the debian installer boots up nicely, but the keyboard is not > functional at all (on machines with HIL keyboard). > My tests with booting via serial console shows, that all what needs to > be done to get those keyboards working now is, to run a > "modprobe hilkbd" > at startup. > > Is it possible that someone from the debian-installer teams add this > "modprobe hilkbd" somewhere to the bootup process? This modprobe should > also be carried over to the installed system afterwards. > > I'm willing to test any temporary images (preferably netboot images) as > soon as possible.
[Forwarding to debian-b...@lists.debian.org] Can that be considered for rc2? Cheers, Moritz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org