Bug#615831: [PATCH] Load modules for USB keyboard if not keyboard is present at panic
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 01:18:04PM +0200, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote:
> USB modules are not normally loaded at break=top time but since USB
> keyboards are very common we should take the effort to try to load
> extra kernel modules at break (=panic) time. This patch closes #615831
> and has been adapted from comments mentioned in
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/229732
>
> and tested on on HP ProLiant MicroServer that lacks a PS2 port
> completely.
> ---
> scripts/functions | 7 +++++++
> 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/functions b/scripts/functions
> index 579696a..778196f 100644
> --- a/scripts/functions
> +++ b/scripts/functions
> @@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ panic()
> fi
> modprobe i8042
> modprobe atkbd
> + if ! grep -q '^H:.*kbd' /proc/bus/input/devices ; then
with BUSYBOX=no not available, also we'd better check in /sys/
> + # no keyboard? Try USB.
> + modprobe ehci-hcd
> + modprobe uhci-hcd
> + modprobe ohci-hcd
> + modprobe usbhid
HMM modrpobing is a hack,
but well at this stage it might be valuable,
consdering one would want to debug udev?
> + fi
> REASON="$@" PS1='(initramfs) ' /bin/sh -i </dev/console >/dev/console 2>&1
> }
Md any feedback from your side?
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