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  • From: qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] BasicLinux 2.1
  • Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 16:31:07 +0000

keesan2 AT cyberspace.org wrote:
>
> What does kbd-reset do?

There has been an entry in the FAQ about this for a while.
On some systems with a weirdo BIOS (eg. Compaq), the POST
leaves the keyboard in a nonstandard state. As a result,
the 2.2 kernel boots with a dead keyboard (you are unable
to enter anything at the login prompt). The solution is
to add the kbd-reset parameter to the loadlin line.

Since the keyboard reset does no harm, I decided to make
it the default in BL 2.1 (thereby avoiding that problem for
the few users affected). It you have a well-behaved BIOS,
feel free to remove that parameter.

Cheers,
Steven





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