Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-25,: Re: 2.2.10 won't boot w/o keyboard

# Re: 2.2.10 won't boot w/o keyboard

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 21 Jun 1999 21:26:41 +0100 (BST)

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> While trying to upgrade a headless machine (dual P2-266) to kernel
> 2.2.10, I found that the kernel won't boot without a keyboard
> connected. After the lilo message "Loading linux.........." there's a
> newline and then nothing, it simply sits there.

Where you using 2.2.9ac or 2.2.9 vanilla. The -ac patches have some fixes
for keyboardless systems, although in theory 8) they should never be needed.

Alan

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