From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 5 16:41:13 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D35D1065674 for ; Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:41:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xcllnt@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout016.mac.com (asmtpout016.mac.com [17.148.16.91]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27D138FC1A for ; Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:41:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xcllnt@mac.com) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Received: from aparmelee-t41.jnpr.net ([66.129.224.36]) by asmtp016.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0KG100ILXL0ILL50@asmtp016.mac.com> for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:41:07 -0800 (PST) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.7400:2.4.4,1.2.40,4.0.166 definitions=2009-03-05_06:2009-02-26, 2009-03-05, 2009-03-05 signatures=0 Message-id: From: Marcel Moolenaar To: Martin Cracauer In-reply-to: <20090305155721.GA70584@cons.org> Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:39:45 -0800 References: <20090305155721.GA70584@cons.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serial console options X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:41:13 -0000 On Mar 5, 2009, at 7:57 AM, Martin Cracauer wrote: > I finally have enough FreeBSD hardware piled up have things > crossconnected with serial consoles. > > One question, though: one machine has a serial port capable BIOS. If > I use this, is there a way to do kgdb debugging over that connection? > > I think the real question is: if I use the serial port for the BIOS, > will it be available as a port in FreeBSD? What does it mean when you say "the serial port for the BIOS"? To give an answer to an imagined question: You can use the same serial port as both a console and a debug port. -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com