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Date:      Sat, 9 Nov 2024 10:34:26 +0100
From:      Per olof Ljungmark <peo@nethead.se>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Recover serial console after upgrade
Message-ID:  <c4d46014-6988-4294-b766-966f83dbb9e8@nethead.se>
In-Reply-To: <20241101175138735359595@bob.proulx.com>
References:  <1a2a9184-51de-44c4-af7e-07c9da7b12dd@nethead.se> <20241101175138735359595@bob.proulx.com>

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On 2024-11-02 01:01, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Per olof Ljungmark wrote:
>> I am in the process of upgrading an old server, a Proliant DL360 G7. The
>> virtual serial port at uart1 worked with 13.2, but after 13.4 it only works
>> until some point in the boot process, then its gone.
> 
> Do you have Boot Environments?  If so then you could boot the
> previously working one and then compare between the two and get the
> newer one working.

[...]

For the record, changing

hint.uart.1.at="acpi"
hint.uart.1.port="0x2F8"

to

hint.uart.1.at="isa"
hint.uart.1.irq="3"
hint.uart.1.port="0x2F8"

made the console work for the whole boot process, I guess some more 
magic is needed to make it work with acpi and the iLO Proliant G8/9.

Per




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