Re: USB-related boot hang/"hang" on 5.0.1

[Steven Bellovin <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Oct 3, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Edward B. DREGER wrote:

> SB> Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 16:51:27 -0400
> SB> From: Steven Bellovin
>
> SB> Have you tried 'boot -c' and disable those ports?
>
> However, GH's and your posts made me think to try something (before
> jumping ahead to more work than was necessary):
>
> boot netbsd-INSTALL.gz -c
> disable ehci
>
> ...and I'm at the installer screen, complete with working USB  
> keyboard.
> No "-1", "-2", "disable ohci", nor "disable uhci" needed.  Evidently:
>
> ehci* at pci? dev ? function ?
>
> is the culprit.
>
> This gives me (and anyone else perusing the archives) a workaround...
> but is there any additional assistance that I can provide in tracking
> down the root of the ehci(4) problem?


I've had many different problems over the years for which that was the  
solution, I fear.

                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb