On Fri, Sep 02, 2016 at 02:14:20PM -0400, Adam McDougall wrote:
> Would it be possible to add a method to the boot loader to disable
> DDB support in the kernel, or perhaps even disable it by default?
> I've encountered two different brands of servers (Dell and HP)
> where the remote graphical console loses keystrokes in the generic
> kernel. This is a severe impediment to troubleshooting and I'm not
> the only one to encounter this. Strangely, compiling a kernel without
> DDB solves this issue. If it was possible to either do a one-time
> disable from the boot loader or make it permanent in the boot config
> file, I wouldn't have to custom compile the kernel for installs on
> bare metal. Holding down keys longer helps, but you have to time it
> just right and it is very difficult when entering passwords. Thanks
> for your consideration.
Ugly workarounds are ugly. DDB is a vital tool. Why not describe your
problem better so a developer might get interested and solve the
fundamental issue?
1st step: try it on -current. beck@ has solved at least one problem
that has a bit of the same smell. But due to you lack of useful
details, I'm now typing this mail instead of doing good & fun stuff.
Not thanks for that.
-Otto, son of grumpy
