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[src/trunk]: src/share/man/man4 Explain PCKBD_CNATTACH_MAY_FAIL.



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/e7029a177f2d
branches:  trunk
changeset: 580689:e7029a177f2d
user:      augustss <augustss%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Wed May 04 02:39:19 2005 +0000

description:
Explain PCKBD_CNATTACH_MAY_FAIL.

diffstat:

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

diffs (29 lines):

diff -r c99b85da315f -r e7029a177f2d share/man/man4/options.4
--- a/share/man/man4/options.4  Wed May 04 02:35:22 2005 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man4/options.4  Wed May 04 02:39:19 2005 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: options.4,v 1.273 2005/05/02 15:13:43 wiz Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: options.4,v 1.274 2005/05/04 02:39:19 augustss Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1996
 .\"    Perry E. Metzger.  All rights reserved.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"
-.Dd April 29, 2005
+.Dd May 4, 2005
 .Os
 .Dt OPTIONS 4
 .Sh NAME
@@ -2332,6 +2332,10 @@
 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 the netwinder port uses it.
+.It Cd options PCKBD_CNATTACH_MAY_FAIL
+If this option is set the PS/2 keyboard will not be used as the console
+if it cannot be found during boot.
+This allows other keyboards, like USB, to be the console keyboard.
 .It Cd options PCKBD_LAYOUT=layout
 Sets the default keyboard layout, see
 .Xr pckbd 4 .



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