Re: [gentoo-user] KVM and no keyboard at start of boot

[Mike Kazantsev <mk.fraggod@gmail.com>]

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On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:03:52 -0500
Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:

> Summary:
> 
>  What can I do to get my keyboard recognized (through a kvm switch)
>  right at bootup.  I mean like when the grub prompt comes up.
> 
> Details:
> 
> I've had this curious problem for some time now.  Over at least several
> kernels but I think beginning with changing from one KVM to another a
> few mnths ago.
...
> So how can I figure out what gets enabled by the time bootup reaches
> login prompt that is not enabled when grub screen comes up?
> 
> Something finally allows the kvm pass through to be recognized but not
> until I've reached the login prompt.

But linux kernel isn't loaded or used in any way when grub screen comes
up - grub is loading it as a last step of it's execution, so any kernel
configuration settings should be completely irrelevant here.

Either that, or I completely missed the point.

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Mike Kazantsev // fraggod.net

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