Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:48:57 -0700 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How does one get a working serial console with gptboot? Message-ID: <AANLkTiksmh=rBL7FPquT-iYsSUr5Gdcvu=Kma7CB3i_T@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinWbTaiU6Yf6HbXBojYDLXefWhfuveuvjYO0Dh8@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTinLPQ5BS7sHv_0=M8iYevS9nsvTqBfY71MjRj=1@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTimamff1m%2BnkNRSENCsvKB8YKGfmVtcPN3VAX9yy@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikmxT8Eh2rURR2%2B%2BXL7on2qMUV%2B0HROscXTUJUf@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTinWbTaiU6Yf6HbXBojYDLXefWhfuveuvjYO0Dh8@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I feel like an idiot right now because I can just not figure out how >>>> to make $subject work on a -CURRENT system. :( >>>> >>>> I've read through the Handbook chapter on this. I've done the process >>>> I've used with 8.x systems. But once the kernel loads, the serial >>>> console stops working. I'm obviously missing a step somewhere. >>>> >>>> Here's what I've done. Please point out my error(s): >>>> >>>> /boot/loader.conf: >>>> hint.uart.0.disabled="0" >>>> hint.uart.0.flags="0x30" >>>> console="comconsole vidconsole" >>>> comconsole_speed="115200" >>>> boot_multicons="yes" >>>> >>>> /etc/make.conf: >>>> BOOT_COMCONSOLE_PORT=0x3F8 >>>> BOOT_COMCONSOLE_SPEED=115200 >>> >>> Nevermind. PEBCAK error. Adding the right port address would work. >>> Amazing how easy it is to mixup a 3 and an E. :( >> >> Are you referring to the .flags value or the BOOT_COMCONSOLE_PORT value? Sorry, not the .flags value, that was set correctly. The .port value. >> Thanks, > > Both. > > The BIOS is configured to use COM3 for the remote access support, with > an address of 3E8. > > The kernel sees COM3 as uart0 with an address of 0x3e8. > > Me, in my infinite copy/paste wisdom set loader.conf and make.conf to use 3F8. > > Figured that one out by dropping to a loader prompt and reading > through the output of "show" and manually setting the hint.uart.0.port > correctly. Then setting it in loader.conf and make.conf correctly > afterward. > > -- > Freddie Cash > fjwcash@gmail.com > -- Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.comhelp
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