Index: uspace/srv/hid/console/console.c
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--- uspace/srv/hid/console/console.c	(revision dffabf0f8ffadf4e01499b08d3f215e8de2ab6e3)
+++ uspace/srv/hid/console/console.c	(revision f03d3786a4840adf09bf9e6a2052f241ddea433d)
@@ -741,4 +741,62 @@
 }
 
+/** Try to connect to given keyboard, bypassing provided libc routines.
+ *
+ * @param devmap_path Path to keyboard without /dev prefix.
+ * @return Phone or error code.
+ */
+static int connect_keyboard_bypass(char *devmap_path)
+{
+	int devmap_phone = async_connect_me_to_blocking(PHONE_NS,
+	    SERVICE_DEVMAP, DEVMAP_CLIENT, 0);
+	if (devmap_phone < 0) {
+		return devmap_phone;
+	}
+	ipc_call_t answer;
+	aid_t req = async_send_2(devmap_phone, DEVMAP_DEVICE_GET_HANDLE,
+	    0, 0,  &answer);
+
+	sysarg_t retval = async_data_write_start(devmap_phone,
+	    devmap_path, str_size(devmap_path));
+	if (retval != EOK) {
+		async_wait_for(req, NULL);
+		ipc_hangup(devmap_phone);
+		return retval;
+	}
+
+	async_wait_for(req, &retval);
+
+	if (retval != EOK) {
+		ipc_hangup(devmap_phone);
+		return retval;
+	}
+
+	devmap_handle_t handle = (devmap_handle_t) IPC_GET_ARG1(answer);
+
+	ipc_hangup(devmap_phone);
+
+	int phone = async_connect_me_to(PHONE_NS,
+	    SERVICE_DEVMAP, DEVMAP_CONNECT_TO_DEVICE, handle);
+	if (phone < 0) {
+		return phone;
+	}
+
+	/* NB: The callback connection is slotted for removal */
+	sysarg_t phonehash;
+	int rc = async_req_3_5(phone, IPC_M_CONNECT_TO_ME, SERVICE_CONSOLE,
+	    0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &phonehash);
+	if (rc != EOK) {
+		printf(NAME ": Failed to create callback from input device\n");
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	async_new_connection(phonehash, 0, NULL, keyboard_events);
+
+	printf(NAME ": we got a hit (new keyboard \"/dev/%s\").\n",
+	    devmap_path);
+
+	return phone;
+}
+
 
 static int check_new_keyboards(void *arg)
@@ -751,10 +809,10 @@
 		async_usleep(1 * 500 * 1000);
 		char *path;
-		int rc = asprintf(&path, "/dev/class/%s\\%d", class_name, index);
+		int rc = asprintf(&path, "class/%s\\%d", class_name, index);
 		if (rc < 0) {
 			continue;
 		}
 		rc = 0;
-		rc = connect_keyboard(path);
+		rc = connect_keyboard_bypass(path);
 		if (rc > 0) {
 			/* We do not allow unplug. */