Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote: > On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:35:51PM +0100, Helge Deller wrote: >> Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote: >>>> The boot-kernel (2.6.18) does not detect this keyboard on the HIL bus. >>>> It seems the needed .config values are not set when it was built. >>>> To solve this problem, the boot kernel needs the >>>> "CONFIG_KEYBOARD_HIL_OLD=y" option set. >>>> Additionally, all other "HIL" options should be disabled (see below). >>>> With those options, the HIL keyboard should work. HIL-Mouse will not be >>>> available, but it's not needed either for the installation process. >>>> In general, all newer HIL drivers do not work at all, so defaulting back >>>> to the old driver should be ok. >>> The Lenny kernel sets CONFIG_KEYBOARD_HIL_OLD=m, does this still apply? >> Moritz, thanks for bringing this up again. I nearly forgot it! >> >> I just tried the netboot image dated 30-10-08 from >> http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-hppa/current/images/netboot/2.6/. >> >> Currently the debian installer boots up nicely, but the keyboard is not >> functional at all (on machines with HIL keyboard). >> My tests with booting via serial console shows, that all what needs to >> be done to get those keyboards working now is, to run a >> "modprobe hilkbd" >> at startup. >> >> Is it possible that someone from the debian-installer teams add this >> "modprobe hilkbd" somewhere to the bootup process? This modprobe should >> also be carried over to the installed system afterwards. >> >> I'm willing to test any temporary images (preferably netboot images) as >> soon as possible. > > [Forwarding to debian-b...@lists.debian.org] > > Can that be considered for rc2?
Yes, please. I should have mentioned, that adding "modprobe hilkbd" will not break any parisc machine which does not have HIL. So it's pretty safe to probe for this module. Helge -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
