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Hi Mike,

Mike Hunter wrote:
> On Sep 08, "Marian Hettwer" wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Sorry this doesn't answer the question, but what's the status of using
> "-h" in /boot.config instead of mucking with the /etc files?  Is that The
/boot.config is toggling around with the serial console for the boot 
loader and the bootup process.
/etc/ttys is needed to enable a serial console after the bootprocess is 
finished. Thing of something like a getty in Linux running on ttyS0 ...

at least this is how I understood serial consoles in FreeBSD-4 ...

If I was wrong, I'm sure somebody on this list would correct me ;)

best regards,
Marian