From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 27 03:10:19 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CF2C16A4E1 for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:10:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 114A143D4C for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:10:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6R3AH6Q072984 for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:10:17 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k6R3AHYc072983; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:10:17 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:10:17 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200607270310.k6R3AHYc072983@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Martin Jackson Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF4BA16A4DA for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:08:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86BB343D49 for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:08:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k6R38QqG066105 for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:08:26 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k6R38QCt066104; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:08:26 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200607270308.k6R38QCt066104@www.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:08:26 GMT From: Martin Jackson To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: docs/100903: Handbook: new options available for serial console X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:10:19 -0000 >Number: 100903 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Handbook: new options available for serial console >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Jul 27 03:10:17 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Martin Jackson >Release: 6.1-RELEASE-p3 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD anduril.minas.tirith 6.1-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p3 #7: Sun Jul 9 16:45:37 CDT 2006 root@anduril.minas.tirith:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SERVER i386 >Description: As of 6.1-RELEASE, boot allows a -S command-line option to set the console terminal speed. This eliminates the need to recompile boot blocks (as described in http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialconsole-setup.html). It was educational to go through the recompile boot blocks process, but the Handbook should mention the new -S mechanism (it is documented in boot(8), e.g. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=boot&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.1-RELEASE&format=html) >How-To-Repeat: Always. :) >Fix: I suggest text such as the following: NOTE: As of 6.1-RELEASE, boot(8) accepts a -S command line parameter to set the serial console speed in lieu of recompiling and reinstalling the boot blocks as described here. The -S command line option can be added to /boot.config like the other options documented on this page. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: