ukbd probe order regression

[Bernd Walter]

On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 08:47:56PM +1100, Peter Jeremy wrote:
> [Based on a thread in -stable]
> 
> I am trying to upgrade a Dell GX620 from FreeBSD 7.1 to a recent
> FreeBSD 8-stable and have run into a regression in the ukbd probe
> order.  This box has no PS/2 ports and therefore I use a USB
> keyboard (and have removed atkbdc, atkbd and kbdmux from my kernel).
> All relevant USB devices are compiled in.
> 
> In 7.x, ukbd probes before the kernel mounts root.  In 8.x, ukbd
> probes after the kernel mounts root (it actually probes asynchronously
> after the "Enter full pathname of shell..." prompt).  (This bit me
> badly because I managed to screw up my root disk name and got
> prompted with 'mountroot>' but had no keyboard).

As workaround to get your system up without bootcd can also declare
the rootdev on loader prompt.

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B.Walter <bernd at bwct.de> http://www.bwct.de
Modbus/TCP Ethernet I/O Baugruppen, ARM basierte FreeBSD Rechner uvm.