From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 7 18:33:06 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA17620 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 7 Dec 1997 18:33:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA17612 for ; Sun, 7 Dec 1997 18:33:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id SAA12245; Sun, 7 Dec 1997 18:32:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Date: Sun, 7 Dec 1997 18:32:53 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: Doug White To: jbutt@mwci.net cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Console Questions.. In-Reply-To: <199712070636.AAA02172@subcellar.mwci.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 7 Dec 1997, James D. Butt wrote: > I compiled the following into the kernel: > > options COMCONSOLE > options FORCE_COMCONSOLE OK. > On the test machine that I did this on it locked on boot..I think > that I read that this is the reason that they took it out... Are you sure it locked, and didn't just cut over to the comconsole? The FORCE_COMCONSOLE implies -h on the boot: prompt, initiating the console. Otherwise it boots normally. > We have com1 on all of our servers hooked to Livingston portmasters > just incase we have some problem that we would need to access the > machine that way.. Did you test the comconsole with a computer or dumb terminal before hooking it up to the Portmaster? > I know that there are no cable problems.. I can attach to the port on > the portmaster and see the echoed characters in minicom on the > FreeBSD box.. For some reason the FreeBSD box will not spawn login > prompt.. When I use stty -f /dev/ttyd0 chocol chocol wrong I have correct command written down at work> anyway this > would make the port thing that it has CD... On the terminal side I > see the login prompt pop up after I send the above command 2 times... Take a look at /etc/serial and try setting clocal there. I had a VT320 hooked up to a comconsole with no change in settings except enabling the getty on d0. > 9948 d0 Is+ 0:00.03 /usr/libexec/getty std.9600 ttyd0 > > After the login prompt pops... I can not type at all.... The only > thing I can think is it is because their is not a constant Carrier > Detect... Looks OK to me. > ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure OK. Is the Portmaster set to the right speed? > Does anyone have any ideas?? Did you try hitting a few times after connecting? Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major