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

[nobody]

=================== BUG #1406: FULL BUG SNAPSHOT ===================
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=1406&group_id=68

Submitted by: stuartthebruce            Project: GNU GRUB                       
Submitted on: 2002-Oct-13 00:23
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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