Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-34,: Re: Stopping Red Hat 6.0 Linux from checking for keyboard at boot time

# Re: Stopping Red Hat 6.0 Linux from checking for keyboard at boot time

julio (julio@pobox.com)
Sat, 21 Aug 1999 22:05:37 -0300

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On Sat, Aug 21, 1999 at 09:51:59PM -0300, julio wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 21, 1999 at 09:55:48PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > machines that do not have a keyboard
> > > The following displays on screen
> > >
> > > LILO boot:
> > > Loading Linux .................................
> > >
> > > The screen will display this message forever.
> >
> > There are some patches in 2.2.x after the 2.2.5 release that try and time
> > out the keyboard if it refuses to go non busy. (They shouldnt be needed but
> > some PC's think otherwise). See if 2.2.11 (+errata probably best -
> > http://www.linux.org.uk for those) fixes the keyboard hang
> >
>
> I've had the same problem with 2.2.11 (i486) today.
>
oops, I mean 2.3.14

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