Re: [9fans] usbohci in pccpuf

[sqweek <sqweek@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:25 PM, Uriel <uriel99@gmail.com> wrote:
[top-posting fixed]
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 5:15 PM,  <lejatorn@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:17:20AM -0400, erik quanstrom wrote:
>>> you also need to start usb/usbd and usb/kb, at least.
>>
>> yes, but if you need the keyboard to enter stuff during boot time, like
>> the authid, or the path to the filesystem, then it's not possible
>> because I think those choices happen before the point where those
>> commands can be issued, right?

 Pretty sure you're right. This situation looks to me like one that
could be avoided by replacing 9load with a proper kernel - otherwise
we'd have to teach 9load about usb, no?

> There is no support for usb keyboards.
>
> Well, nemo implemented it some billions of years ago, and the code is
> bittrotting somewhere in sources (which incidentally is down, as
> usual).

 I understand your frustration uriel, but if you read carefully you'll
notice erik's message here makes a reference to usb/kb. Which suggests
to me that usb keyboards have some support nowadays. Some things
change for the better :)

-sqweek