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From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>
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Subject: Re: more on serial console problems
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On Sat, 10 Jul 2004, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:

> Hi,
>
> rebuilt my amd64 and (apart from some loader buildword/install problems)
> I got the following serial console results using loader:
>
> * default boot to screen is fine
> * boot -s to screen is fine
> * boot -h gives kernel message but nothing after "mounting root from"
>   when rc.d startup scripts are running
> * boot -h -s give kernel boot messages but "../bin/sh " for single
>   user mode is printed neither to console nor to screen
> * echo "-h" > /boot.config : loader and kernel boot messages go to
>   console but again no rc.d startup script messages

the last one and the 3rd one are functionally the same, although it
obviously toggles the flog on loader.

I can try this on Monday, but it sounds like /dev/console isn't getting
pointed right.  Make sure you have flag 0x10 set on the desired serial
device.

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