Bug#615831: [PATCH 2/2] Load modules for USB keyboard if no keyboard is present at panic

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Wed, 01 Jun 2011, 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 a HP ProLiant MicroServer that lacks a PS2 port
> completely.
> ---
>  scripts/functions |    6 ++++++
>  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/functions b/scripts/functions
> index 0a02f04..653581d 100644
> --- a/scripts/functions
> +++ b/scripts/functions
> @@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ panic()
>  	fi
>  	modprobe -v i8042
>  	modprobe -v atkbd
> +	if ! grep "KBD port" /sys/class/input/input*/device/description >/dev/null 2>&1; then
sorry for beeing an annoying "bastard",
but grep assumes busybox on board
for file in /sys/class/input/input*/device/description;  do
 	if [ ! -f $file ]; then 
		modprobe
	fi
done


but looking around I had a real trouble to find a box beside
my laptop with a PS/2 keyboard attached and it showed the following

 cat /sys/class/input/input*/device/description
 i8042 KBD port

 cat /sys/class/input/input*/device/driver/description 
 AT and PS/2 keyboard driver

as I didn't want to continue my 1 hour search for an eventual PS/2 mouse,
and eventual combinations of the two.
I just applied your patch without the check to the branch timo/panic


> +		modprobe -v ehci-hcd
> +		modprobe -v uhci-hcd
> +		modprobe -v ohci-hcd
> +		modprobe -v usbhid
> +	fi
>  	REASON="$@" PS1='(initramfs) ' /bin/sh -i </dev/console >/dev/console 2>&1
>  }

thank you.

-- 
maks