Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 19:28:28 -0600 From: Ash <omniBSD@speakeasy.net> To: tkelly-freebsd-questions@taborandtashell.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No output from Kernel Booting Up or /dev/console Message-ID: <419D4C3C.7040503@speakeasy.net> In-Reply-To: <419D44C1.8060802@taborandtashell.net> References: <419D44C1.8060802@taborandtashell.net>
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Tabor Kelly wrote: > The is on a Dell Inspiron 1100 notebook (celeron 2.3Ghz) running FreeBSD > 5.3R. When I boot my laptop I see the Beastie menu, and after making a > selection, I get no output from boot1 or the kernel. So, when my laptop > is done booting, my screen looks like this: > > /boot/kernel/acpi.ko text=0x3fbfc data=0x1c04+0x112c > syms=[0x4+0x72f0+0x4+0x97c7 > ] > - > FreeBSD/i386 (laptop.taborandtashell.net) (ttyv0) > > login: > > Also, nothing that would normally be displayed on ttyv0 via /dev/console > (syslog stuff) is there. Booting with ACPI disabled does not help. The > weird thing is that this didn't used to happen. Right before all of this > started, I was trying to get my touch pad working and I: > > 1. ran /stand/sysinstall and played with mouse settings. > > 2. edited /etc/rc.conf > > 3. created /boot/device.hints (I tried removing device.hints, it didn't > help) > [SNIP] Tabor, Is it possible that your console is being redirected to a com port? The handbook covers this topic in section 20.6. Also some quick info that might help you out: There are a few places that this can be configured: boot.conf, /boot/loader.conf, /boot/loader.conf.local or /boot/loader.rc. If /boot.conf refer to the Handbook Section 20.6 as well as boot(8)'s man page. In either /boot/loader.conf or /boot/loader.conf.local for the following line: console=comconsole In /boot/loader.rc check for: set console=comconsole To set your console to display on your monitor using /boot/loader.conf or /boot/loader.conf.local set (or replace) the following: console=vidconsole In /boot/loader.rc console=vidconsole Good Luck, -Ash
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