Mike Smith wrote to Ryan Thompson:
> > "Don't have a keyboard" != "No keyboard detected" != "Serial Console".
>
> No keyboard detected -> local console won't be used -> use serial console
Yes, that would seem to sum up the current behavior quite well. :-)
> > Ok, so they can't be probed. However, I HAVE thought about it for a
> > minute, and, to be honest, I still don't see why my proposal is entirely
> > nonsensical. :-) Would you mind explaning your argument? For clarity,
> > I'll explain mine again... Perhapas we're just not on the same wavelength:
> >
> > >From boot(8):
> >
> > -P probe the keyboard. If no keyboard is found, the -D and
> > -h options are automatically set.
> >
> > Instead of that behaviour, I am suggesting a more forgiving behaviour:
> >
> > 1. Probe for a keyboard.
> > 2. Is there a keyboard?
> > Yes - Boot from the local console
> > No - Display "Keyboard not found. Using serial console in 10 seconds,
> > press any key to abort"
>
> This is as stupid as the "Keyboard error - Press F1 to continue" message
> that several BIOS vendors are so fond of. If there's no keyboard
> attached, you can't hit a key. Not very smart.
:-) I just mentioned that in another (now closely related) thread.
> > 3. Was a key pressed in 10 seconds?
> > Yes - Boot from the local console
> > No - Display "Booting from serial console"
> > Boot from the serial console
>
> There's also not enough code space in the bootstrap for this frippery.
> If you want to use a local keyboard, make sure it's plugged in. We don't
> have a diagnostic for when you forget eg. to install your disk drive
> either...
That's a concern that I stated in my previous post. If it's not feasable,
then it's not feasable. (And I can infer from your responses that you
wouldn't be the one to commit such frippery to the codebase, anyway :-)
It was but an idle query from someone mildly inconvenienced by -P.
Thanks for the input.
- Ryan
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