Re: [announce] kmsgdump for 2.5.65/66

Randy.Dunlap (rddunlap@osdl.org)
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 12:44:40 -0800


On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:17:03 -0500 Nicholas Wourms <nwourms@myrealbox.com> wrote:

| Randy.Dunlap wrote:
| >
| > so.....
| >
| > kmsgdump for Linux 2.5.65/2.5.66
| > 2003-03-31
| > version 0.4.5
|
| Thanks for porting this to 2.5.66!
|
| [SNIP]
|
|
| > 2. The kmsgdump text-mode interface doesn't work with a USB-only keyboard
| > setup. I had to add a PS/2 keyboard to my test system to use it.
|
| Hey, it's better then the alternative ;-). I, too, use a
| usb keyboard. Perhaps some of the kdb usb code could be
| ripped off?

Maybe. I haven't looked at that code, although I am aware of kdb having it.
However, kmsgdump operates in real mode (currently), so this might need
to be real-mode USB drivers. And then if a USB keyboard is supported,
someone will say, "how about supporting a USB floppy or USB printer?". :(

--
~Randy
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