On Wed, 01 Jun 2011, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: > USB modules are not normally loaded at break=top time but since USB > keyboards are very common we should take the effort to try to load > extra kernel modules at break (=panic) time. This patch closes #615831 > and has been adapted from comments mentioned in > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/229732 > > and tested on a HP ProLiant MicroServer that lacks a PS2 port > completely. > --- > scripts/functions | 6 ++++++ > 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/scripts/functions b/scripts/functions > index 0a02f04..653581d 100644 > --- a/scripts/functions > +++ b/scripts/functions > @@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ panic() > fi > modprobe -v i8042 > modprobe -v atkbd > + if ! grep "KBD port" /sys/class/input/input*/device/description > >/dev/null 2>&1; then sorry for beeing an annoying "bastard", but grep assumes busybox on board for file in /sys/class/input/input*/device/description; do if [ ! -f $file ]; then modprobe fi done
but looking around I had a real trouble to find a box beside my laptop with a PS/2 keyboard attached and it showed the following cat /sys/class/input/input*/device/description i8042 KBD port cat /sys/class/input/input*/device/driver/description AT and PS/2 keyboard driver as I didn't want to continue my 1 hour search for an eventual PS/2 mouse, and eventual combinations of the two. I just applied your patch without the check to the branch timo/panic > + modprobe -v ehci-hcd > + modprobe -v uhci-hcd > + modprobe -v ohci-hcd > + modprobe -v usbhid > + fi > REASON="$@" PS1='(initramfs) ' /bin/sh -i </dev/console >/dev/console > 2>&1 > } thank you. -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
