Re: found strange bug in 2.x --fixed
Pavel Machek (pavel@elf.ucw.cz)
Tue, 24 Mar 1998 19:11:14 +0100
Hi!
> > > Maybe better way would be to tell people to #define INIT_KBD if
> > > something like that happens on their system. Modifying approtiate
> > > readme file would be great.
> >
> > I dont think this is better, because I cant recompile the kernel if the
> > system dont boot ! most rescue disk ask the user for a command line
> > args, so the system is always bootable with "kbd-reset".
>
> Is there a down-side to always resetting the keyboard during boot? Why
> not submit patches for both 2.0.33 and 2.1.90? That way the user should
> always be safe. If there is a down-side that is rare, then add a
> "no-kbd-reset" option.
Laptops may not like it. How long does keyboard reset take?
Pavel
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