Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:36:03 +0900 From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> To: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> Cc: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>, Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com>, MIHIRA Yoshiro <sanpei@sanpei.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp Subject: Re: comconsole Message-ID: <199907140036.JAA06985@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 13 Jul 1999 13:30:42 MST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907131323240.17025-100000@dt054n86.san.rr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907131323240.17025-100000@dt054n86.san.rr.com>
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>> Options (as far as loader goes): >> >> load kernel -h >> or >> set console=comconsole >> >> Both will set up boot through the serial console, without >> interfering with normal working of autoboot. > > Ok, but my (very imperfect) understanding of the -h option to boot >is that it will not send any boot messages to the "real" console (plugged >in keyboard and monitor)? We sometimes need to plug one in, so -P (probe >keyboard and then send the boot messages where they belong) is what I need >to do. I'm sure I've got something else wrong here though.... You are right. -h is the toggle to switch between the internal (keyboard and video) console and the serial console. You are also right that -P is the option you need in your situation. >> A -P in /boot.config is >> prefered, though, for the reasons Nordier gave. > > Ok, then someone ought to fix the man page that says that >/boot.config is deprecated. I think it's loader.conf, or loader. The man page for loader(8) states that /boot/boot.conf is deprecated. But it doesn't say /boot.config is obsoleted anywhere. The man page for boot(8) describes the usage of /boot/config. Yes, these names are confusing and that is, AFAIK, exactly the reason why /boot/boot.conf is deprecated :-) >> > Wow.... where were you last week when I asked for a list like >> > this. :-/ Could you add one more detail to this list, namely what config >> > files get executed when in this schedule? It would be really helpful to >> > me, and I'm sure others. I've read the man pages till I'm going loopy on >> > them and it's sinking in very slowly, but not fully there yet. >> >> Patches to the man pages would be welcomed. > > If I had even a glimmer of understanding, I would do just that, >but honestly the way all of these different elements interact is still a >mystery. I have managed to slap enough things around to get it to do >what I want to do, but I still don't feel like I understand what's >happening or why. I do appreciate you taking the time to help though. I am writing up a handbook section for the serial console configuration. The draft is at: http://www.freebsd.org/~yokota/serialconsole.html I am writing it for the audience exactly like you. Please have a look and send me any comments and suggestions. Kazu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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