[src/trunk]: src/share/man/man4 Explain why we need PCKBC_CNATTACH_SELFTEST.

[uwe <uwe%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/b29f5fedda87
branches:  trunk
changeset: 580579:b29f5fedda87
user:      uwe <uwe%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Fri Apr 29 22:48:25 2005 +0000

description:
Explain why we need PCKBC_CNATTACH_SELFTEST.

diffstat:

 share/man/man4/options.4 |  8 ++++++--
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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diff -r 1201b9f1e9fe -r b29f5fedda87 share/man/man4/options.4
--- a/share/man/man4/options.4  Fri Apr 29 21:08:13 2005 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man4/options.4  Fri Apr 29 22:48:25 2005 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: options.4,v 1.271 2005/04/29 20:03:47 augustss Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: options.4,v 1.272 2005/04/29 22:48:25 uwe Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1996
 .\"    Perry E. Metzger.  All rights reserved.
@@ -2327,7 +2327,11 @@
  3  0x0008    7  0x0080   11  0x0800    15  0x8000
 .Ed
 .It Cd options PCKBC_CNATTACH_SELFTEST
-Perform a self test of the keyboard before attaching it as a console.
+Perform a self test of the keyboard conroller before attaching it as a
+console.
+This might be necessary on machines where we boot on cold iron, and
+pckbc refuses to talk until we request a self test.
+Currently only netwinder port uses it.
 .It Cd options PCKBD_LAYOUT=layout
 Sets the default keyboard layout, see
 .Xr pckbd 4 .