Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) 10/01 Release Notes

USB Device Might Not Be Recognized When Hot-Plugged (4500963)

If a system is booted without the reconfiguration option and no USB keyboard or mouse is connected, USB drivers are not automatically attached. The system will not recognize hot-plugged USB devices.

Workaround: To make the system recognize hot-plugged USB devices, choose one of the following workarounds.

For more information see devfsadm(1M).