ACPI in the install kernel and an usb keyboard (was: CVS commit: [netbsd-4] src)

[Bernd Ernesti <netbsd%lists.veego.de@localhost>]

On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 09:16:00PM +0100, Pavel Cahyna wrote:
> I do not understand it:
> 
> On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 06:59:55AM +0000, Jeff Rizzo wrote:
> > For the benefit of modern hardware, enable ACPI by default in INSTALL and
> > GENERIC kernels. If ACPI is an issue on your hardware, 'boot -c' and
> > 'disable acpi' should be a workaround. ACPI-enabled kernels works fine
> > on pre-acpi hardware.

Again, I already raised my concerns, because this will not work on all systems.
An usb keyboard does not work with 'boot -c'.

> (...)
> > Use the new common/Makefile.bootcd to make i386 and amd64 bootable ISO
> > images. amd64 gets a single kernel; i386 images gets 3 kernels:
> > - netbsd, copy from netbsd-INSTALL_LARGE.gz, loaded by default
> > - nbsd-l, copy from netbsd-INSTALL_LAPTOP.gz
> > - nbsd-i, copy from netbsd-INSTALL.gz for those who want the traditionnal
> >   non-ACPI kernel
> 
> so, does netbsd-INSTALL have ACPI or not?

I also would like to know that and it seems that amd64 is now broken because
we have still ACPI problems and there is no way to boot an acpi install kernel
with an usb keyboard.

Bernd