[parisc-linux] Re: PALO-text

[Richard Hirst]

On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 12:51:43PM +0200, Thibaut VARENE wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Sep 2002 10:43:18 +0200
> "Jorge GOMEZ CABELLO" <jorge.gomez@sanmina-sci.com> wrote:
> 
> > Dear Puffin,
> > 
> >     We are trying to install Debian 3.0 on our HP B2000/785 and it is impossible to recognize the usb keyboard. is there a special commando to introduced in the command line of the palo 1.0 ?
> 
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> 
> Hi Jorge,
> 
> If I remember correctly, the USB support is not enabled by default in the install kernel for Debian 3.0, and B2000 does use a USB keyboard.
> We had such a problem here, and there is a solution: boot and install the box using the following lifimage:
> http://pateam.esiee.fr/cd-images/lifimages/lifimage-2.4.18-pa46-USBSTI64-20020704.gz
> This one has support for USB in both 32/64bit kernels, and what's more, STI console is supported in 64bit kernel. This will allow you to install the box directly with a 64bit kernel.
> 
> We may build a more recent lifimage with such USB/STI support soon.
> 
> Maybe we can also consider adding at least USB support to the default kernel configuration ? Richard, any comment ? :)

I think we should add usb and 64 bit sti to default and debian configs.
I guess we'll find out soon enough if it casues problems on other
systems.

Maybe it's time we considered an initrd boot process and kernel modules
for some of this stuff.  May not be worth the effort in 2.4 though.

Richard