Start without keyboard

[Denok]

Hi!
I need to start my system w/o keyboard, so I made changes to BIOS to stop on all errors except the keyboard, setup passwordless and automatic login in KDE's Login Manager and finally put a symlink to Klavier (KDE's onscreen keyaboard) in /.kde/Autostart

But when starting my system after removing keyboard, I can get no further than seeing cross mouse pointer just for a sec (this time KDM is supposed to start) and than black screen, nothing more

Is it really a problem to run without keyboard?

[penguin.ch]

Re: Start without keyboard

As far as I know (which might not be all too far ...), the X server's layout (to be found in the according section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf) requires at least one output device (monitor) and two input devices (keyboard and mouse).

[Denok]

Re: Start without keyboard

I commented out

InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"

but get the same result

[penguin.ch]

Re: Start without keyboard

I commented out

InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"

but get the same result

Not surprising - for now, you're (assumedly) featuring merely two out of three required devices ...

[Denok]

Re: Start without keyboard

Sorry, don't quite understand you, could you please describe in detail what to do?

[penguin.ch]

Re: Start without keyboard

don't quite understand you

The X server requires at least three devices, i.e. a monitor, a keyboard and a mouse - in the absence of one of those, the outcome may be unpredictable (read: the server is likely to crash).

[Denok]

Re: Start without keyboard

Here's the solution:

Use 'driver' void

http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man4/void.4.html

Anyway Thanks!

[MoonRise]

Re: Start without keyboard

Interesting find! I'll make sure I remember that one!

[penguin.ch]

Re: Start without keyboard

Here's the solution [...]

That's what I call persevering 8)