Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 13:28:43 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> To: Gavin Atkinson <gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multiple console support for loader(8) Message-ID: <4092A8EB.5090709@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <1083337414.828.7.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk>
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Gavin Atkinson wrote: > Hi, > > For a while I have been frustrated that the /boot.config -D option only > works for the boot1/2 and has no effect in the loader. > > http://www.devrandom.co.uk/freebsd/bootmulti.diff contails patches to > support multiple consoles in the loader, and allows a single -D option > in /boot.config to give dual console support to the bootblocks, the > loader and the kernel. > > Before I go ahead and tidy the patches up, document the changes and code > the non-i386 parts, is this something that is wanted? It always seemed > strange to me that boot2 could support dual consoles, while the loader > couldn't even with it's very nice console framework code. > > Gavin Yes, this has been on my TODO list for several years =-) While you are at it, what do you think about cleaning up the serial code so that the line settings can be controlled easier and more uniformly? Scotthome | help
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