Re: usb_load="YES"

Reply: Milan Obuch : "Re: usb_load="YES""
In reply to: Graham Perrin : "usb_load="YES""
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From: Milan Obuch <freebsd-current_at_dino.sk>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 05:38:56 UTC

On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:17:16 +0100
Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> wrote:

> usb(4)
> 
> <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=usb&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD#SYNOPSIS>
> 
> As an example: in what type of situation might it be desirable, or 
> necessary, to load the driver as a module at boot time?
> 

From my experience - when you have USB keyboard, it is necessary to
load both ohci/uhci/ehci and ukbd module for keyboard to be accessible
in loader. Server with some remote console capability like iLO (HP) or
iDRAC (DELL) use USB keyboard emulation for this.

Regards,
Milan