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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 14:51:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joe \"Marcus\" Clarke" <marcus@miami.edu>
Subject: Re: comconsole.
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To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
Cc: "Mikhail A. Sokolov" <mishania@demos.su>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
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Wow, I didn't know that.  Thanks Julian.

Joe Clarke

On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Julian Elischer wrote:

> Joe "Marcus" Clarke wrote:
> 
> If you have no video card,
> sc0 will not probe,
> so com1 will automatically become console. (that is what flags 0x10 
> in GENERIC is for)
> 
> 
> > 
> > I think I understand what you're saying.  If you already have FreeBSD
> > installed on it (2.2.5 or greater), you can put -h in the /boot.config
> > file and it will auto '-h' at boot time.
> > 
> > Joe Clarke
> > 
> > On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Mikhail A. Sokolov wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > seems like today is the best day for stupid questions:
> > >
> > > a) machine, some pc.
> > > b) M5510 (DEC VT300, native and cute).
> > >
> > > How do I workaround not having a videocard in machine a), where I plug
> > > VT300's monitor via com1 with  9x25 serial cord. I.e. -
> > > how do I specify kernel's -h, when I see nothing? Or else, could I just
> > > supply sio0 0x40 (0x20?) flag, so it will move to comconole by default?
> > > I plan to run 3.0-980417-snap there, maybe I missed something in LINT, which
> > > would force the needed bootup?
> > >
> > > --
> > > -mishania
> > >
> > > P.S. Please don't tell me I need a videocard/'normal' monitor :-(
> > >
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