Hi- On 08 Mar 2003 13:22:39 +0000 Alastair McKinstry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| Hi, | | I'm working on the new Debian installer, and we were wondering whats the | minimal (kernel) config we need to boot with USB. | | In particular I was looking at the following issues: | usb-kbd. | If you've got a USB keyboard, do you need usb-kbd before you have any | functionality? I've a Dell dimension 4500, and it works with a USB kbd | without usb-kbd.o loaded, as the BIOS translates the USB stack. Is that | guaranteed to happen, or do we need to ensure usb-kbd.o is loaded for | the user to type anything? Lots of BIOSes do USB-to-PS/2 emulation until a USB host controller driver (HCD) is loaded and takes over the USB ports, but it's a stretch to say that it's guaranteed I think. After a USB HCD is loaded and takes over the USB ports, you need USB drivers for any USB devices that need to be supported. | Secondly, booting from a USB device. | Ok, so something (eg BIOS) loads kernel from USB device, and you start. | Do you then need usb-storage.o in order to reach the device (eg. a | CDROM, etc) to load what happens next? | (is it possible to boot from one of those cute USB memory sticks?) I don't see how it would work without the usb-storage driver. But hopefully some people who have more experience in this aspect of it can chime in here. | I'd like to minimise whats needed, as running a large ramdisk to start | is not nice. -- ~Randy ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
