On Sat, Sep 03, 2016 at 09:59:43AM +0200, Otto Moerbeek wrote: > 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 >
Thank you very much for your response, for expessing interest and for spending your time doing that. I definitely understand and appreciate the value of time. I posted a description, as best as I could think of: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg29283.html At least one other person has too: http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=143700306821021&w=2 Someone replied to my earliest post with a partial workaround: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg29299.html I just installed installed a snapshot build from: https://www.mirrorservice.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/amd64/ dated 2016-09-02 on a Dell R420 and I was able to reproduce the issue. I am willing to participate further if you or anyone else has ideas worth trying. Thanks.
