Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:30:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@chello.nl> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/17148: If keyboard is not attached while booting, it is not detected if attached later Message-ID: <200004052130.OAA75279@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/17148; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@chello.nl> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, mb@imp.ch Cc: Subject: Re: kern/17148: If keyboard is not attached while booting, it is not detected if attached later Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 23:21:56 +0200 PC keyboards were never designed to be [un]plugged with the machine powered on. You would not be the first one to blow keyboard fuses or keyboard controller chips. The keyboard resetting or not (meaning that its own in-keyboard chips reset correctly) depends on the keyboard itself. Some reset all the time, some never, some sometimes. In short: don't do that if you prefer your hardware to remain in good working order. Wilko wilko@freebsd.org [ and before someone tells me: I know most people get away with this. That does not make it a good idea ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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