Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 00:18:16 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: spork <spork@super-g.com> Cc: "M. Monninger" <markem@primenet.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serial Console? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980108001713.28513E-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980108022750.398A-100000@super-g.inch.com>
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what the answer is depends on what version you are running.. in 3.0 a sio port that is to be console needs to have at least 0x10 set in the flags or possibly 0x30. On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, spork wrote: > I just grabbed a bunch of stuff out of the mailing list archives. I > searched "questions" and "hackers" using the search phrases "comconsole" > and "serial AND console" and came up with everything i needed. > > A good starting point is /usr/src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot/README.serial > > If you don't have source on your machine, you can look at > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb and browse starting at "src". > > Charles Sprickman > spork@super-g.com > ---- > "I'm not a prophet or a stone-age man > Just a mortal with potential of a superman > I'm living on" -DB > > On Wed, 7 Jan 1998, M. Monninger wrote: > > > I want to run my gateway box headless (no keyboard or monitor) using a > > vt100 emulator on a PC via a null-modem cable for a serial console. How > > should the port (ttyd0) be configured, i.e. should I run a getty on it? > > Which gettytab entry? What do I have to specify so that console messages be > > directed to it? > > > > I looked thru the handbook & FAQ but didn't see anything specific to this > > application. > > > > FWIW, it's an 8M 486DX-33 box (running 2.2.5) built out of extra > > (obsolete?) bits I had laying around. All I'm using it for is to run natd > > between my dsl line and my four-node home lan. It works great. > > > > Many thanks... > > > > Mark > > > >
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