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From: matt@thebiz.net
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Subject: Machine doesn't boot without keyboard attached
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>Number:         18014
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       Machine doesn't boot without keyboard attached
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Apr 14 12:50:01 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:    Sat Jan 5 20:32:27 PST 2002
>Last-Modified:  Sat Jan 05 20:32:37 PST 2002
>Originator:     Matthew Zahorik
>Release:        4.0-RELEASE
>Organization:
BiznessOnline.com
>Environment:
>Description:
When you remove the keyboard on an Alpha DS10 the boot program waits
forever, stuck on either ischar() or getchar() in boot/common/boot.c

>How-To-Repeat:
Remove the keyboard from an Alpha DS10 - do not have anything attached
to the serial console.  Attempt to boot.

>Fix:
I just commented out the bit of code that calls getchar/ischar and
counts down from 9 in boot/common/boot.c, and set yes = 1; and
installed a new loader (I use netboot - I'm fairly certain this will
reproduce on diskboot - never tried though)

I don't get the chance to interrupt the boot process, but the machines
now boot fine (:


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback 
State-Changed-By: iedowse 
State-Changed-When: Fri Nov 16 16:22:21 PST 2001 
State-Changed-Why:  

Hi, does this problem still occur with more recent releases? 

http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=18014 
State-Changed-From-To: feedback->closed 
State-Changed-By: kris 
State-Changed-When: Sat Jan 5 20:32:27 PST 2002 
State-Changed-Why:  
Feedbck timeout 

http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=18014 
>Unformatted:
