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Date:      Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:04:46 -0700
From:      perryh@pluto.rain.com
To:        mike@sentex.net
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time
Message-ID:  <4bc6905e.9tkYBdShtBRdGu5Q%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
In-Reply-To: <201004141357.o3EDvuxt067902@lava.sentex.ca>
References:  <201004141357.o3EDvuxt067902@lava.sentex.ca>

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Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> wrote:

> I have an embedded device (Alix box) that is running RELENG_8 off
> a CF that is designed to monitor / control a serial sensor device.
> The sensor is quite chatty and is always outputing data at 115200.
> The problem is that this will interrupt the boot process.

> I even tried to "fake" it out, but trying to make com2, the console
> in /boot/device.hints ...
>
> Is there any way to completely disable serial interaction and
> to truly make the bootup process quiet and non interactive ?

More of a workaround than a fix, but does it work any better
if you connect the device to com2 instead of com1?



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