Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 23:03:24 -0800 From: "Joe Landers" <landers@hireindex.com> To: <freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FemBSD Message-ID: <006601c18924$6b514240$168aa8c0@hireindex.com> References: <20011219171833.C48535@moaner.org>
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> Does the FreeBSD boot loader use ANSI sequences (or something other then > vt100)? For some reason, all I see is funkiness depending on the > terminal program during the boot loader work. Teraterm shows one line > being written over and over during each prompt (BIOS C: /|\ etc..), > while cu jets to the top of the screen and only shows one character at a > time. However, once the kernel is loaded and processing, the screen > draws correctly. Iım not sure whom to blame, Soren or the boot loader? > emBSd (based off of OpenBSD) doesnıt seem to have this problem. The boot sequence uses standard ASCII with some ^H and ^M's thrown in. To connect to my Net4501, I use 'tip' with the following entry in /etc/remote: net4501:dv=/dev/cuaa0:br#19200:pa=none: You didn't mention what speed you're using for the serial port. Perhaps the speeds in the boot loader and the kernel aren't matched? The default speed of the serial port is 9600 at boot. If you want to change it, you can look in the file /usr/src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot/README.serial for directions. I changed mine to use 19200. Once past the boot loader, the setting in the kernel configuration file applies. > How do folks maximize the lifetime of their CF card turned hard drive? > Can one do more then mount / read-only and /var as a memory file system? MFS is the best way to maximize the lifetime of the flash. I unpack what I need from a compressed archive into an MFS. More memory in the 4501 would help. However, with embedded systems, life is full of compromises. Joe Landers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the messagehome | help
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