[OpenIndiana-discuss] Antwort: Re: System halts on boot when there is no keyboard

[thorsten.heit at vkb.de]

Hi,

> > "I also noticed that as soon as I insert the keyboard to the PS/2 port 
the
> > orange sausage starts to roll and the system boots up, so it is as if 
the
> > system is just sitting there waiting for a keyboard to say "Hello"."
> >
> > Does PS/2 support 'hotswap' as usb does?

AFAIK no.
Longer time ago I've heard rumors that you shouldn't unplug and replug a 
device from/to a PS/2 port because that can cause damage to the hardware. 
I have done it few times with a keyboard but never had any problems...


Thorsten