[bug #1406] Linux kernel fails to boot on keyboard-less system.

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Changes by: Anonymous user        Date: Wed 09/10/2003 at 13:49

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does this also happen if a USB keyboard is attached?



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Submitted by: stuartthebruce          Project: GNU GRUB                     
Submitted on: Sat 10/12/2002 at 20:23
Category:  Booting                    Severity:  Major                      
Priority:  None                       Bug Group:  None                      
Resolution:  None                     Assigned to:  None                    
Status:  Open                         Release:  0.92                        
Reproducibility:  Every Time          Planned Release:                      

Summary:  Linux kernel fails to boot on keyboard-less system.

Original Submission:  An Intel D815EEA motherboard without a keyboard generates

a BIOS "keyboard error" message on power up, but boots Linux (RH7.1 and RH7.3) 
just fine when LILO is used. However, running GRUB results in the Linux kernel 
hanging after printing,

apm: BIOS version 1.2 flags 0x03 (driver version 1.16),

and before printing,

Starting kswapd



Both the RedHat patched version of grub (0.91-4) and

vanilla grub-0.92 fail this way every time.



The current work around is to either run LILO,

or attach a keyboard (not a good option for large clusters).

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Date: Wed 09/10/2003 at 13:49       By: None
does this also happen if a USB keyboard is attached?


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