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

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

On Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 09:03:44AM +0100, Bernd Ernesti wrote:
> 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'.

It worked for me on a Dell 2950 (this one doesn't boot with acpi). As
long as the hardware provides legacy keyboard emulation, I can't see
why boot -c would not work. The USB controllers have not been touched
at this point.

> 
> > (...)
> > > 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?

No, only netbsd-INSTALL_LARGE has it.
> 
> 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.

If really requied we could add a noacpi kernel for amd64 too. But I'd really
prefer that we fix ACPI and USB keyboard issues.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
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