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Date:      Wed, 08 Oct 1997 18:05:17 +0930
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>
Cc:        Robert Sowders <rsowders@igsmn002.wr.usgs.gov>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD-2.2.5-BETA, /boot.help is missing -Reply 
Message-ID:  <199710080835.SAA01641@word.smith.net.au>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 08 Oct 1997 08:50:12 %2B0200." <19971008085012.51101@klemm.gtn.com> 

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> On Tue, Oct 07, 1997 at 11:43:21PM -0700, Robert Sowders wrote:
> > after boot run dmesg and see if psm0 is disabled.
> > if it is, look in your kernel source and remove the line disable from 
> > the device psm0 line.  then remake your kernel and reboot.
> > it should be there now at /dev/psm0.
> > kernel source at /usr/src/sys/i386/conf 
> 
> If that should be the case, could we then remove the disable token
> entirely ? Or is disable necessary to be able to disable the driver
> when autoprobing wasn't successfull ?

It's much easier just to boot with '-c' and say "enable psm0"; there is 
no need to rebuild your kernel.

The ps/2 mouse probe is disabled, IIRC, because it causes problems with 
some keyboard controllers.

mike





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