From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 4 21:32:52 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 009369D0 for ; Tue, 4 Jun 2013 21:32:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from haramrae@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wi0-x233.google.com (mail-wi0-x233.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c05::233]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 901BF1D13 for ; Tue, 4 Jun 2013 21:32:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f179.google.com with SMTP id hm9so669365wib.0 for ; Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:32:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:subject:message-id:date :to:mime-version:x-mailer; bh=7pSf+jPXFmUyQAv06L4iAT8Pv1vcmeQRlzZXQ9Ko8ks=; b=xMpAonIZnO1g2HthtQm9+m5FMO7m/8dRqqvEVrENp4eoJ8wmGkBecqDuAuqn8X7+aJ i5VfN6ayD0zRA8scHEMTwYmfTK1pr7OcEqwolakg2oVtvhmwDaZ/qLXEA/rOQLVNs5yF FofZzUW/mVB53nOqLdH58zVHEJBzrD7ifcJetzODNCmLGRgVR0i16jgHyNCLjZmaKWe+ fSR5ghk47l3wwx4CWJLSvCRNDI8ID//TohFMhqLxoNr+WKykYAsYDb9+uISyx4kDHjQA 73LT0qU+lZgTYl+JCoxfeZQ1h6bdxgsDwdE0RXHUdi0eBmRtEAQLGdYDw3/EacLDhGdG p1mg== X-Received: by 10.180.206.235 with SMTP id lr11mr3385981wic.59.1370381570789; Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:32:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hollewijn.internal (8d690a59.ftth.concepts.nl. [141.105.10.89]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id h8sm5583928wiz.9.2013.06.04.14.32.49 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:32:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Alban Hertroys Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Serial terminal issues Message-Id: <383C78B1-4F16-408F-8144-63B470D0C129@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 23:32:48 +0200 To: "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 \(1503\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:32:52 -0000 I can't seem to get my serial terminal to work with my new system. I had a serial terminal connected to my old system that worked great and = copied /boot.config, /boot/loader.conf and /etc/ttys settings over from = it. The new system has a Gigabyte GA970A-UD3 board with just a serial header = on the board. I bought a serial connector backplate in an electronics = store and connected it to the board. Could the pinout be different or = something? > cat /boot.config=20 -D -S19200 > cat /boot/loader.conf=20 boot_multicons=3D"YES" boot_serial=3D"YES" comconsole_speed=3D"19200" console=3D"comconsole,vidconsole" > cat /etc/ttys ttyv0 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" xterm on secure # Virtual terminals ttyv1 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" xterm on secure ttyv2 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" xterm on secure ttyv3 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" xterm on secure ttyv4 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" xterm on secure ttyv5 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" xterm on secure ttyv6 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" xterm on secure ttyv7 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" xterm on secure ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure # Serial terminals # The 'dialup' keyword identifies dialin lines to login, fingerd etc. ttyu0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.19200" vt320 on secure ttyu1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup off secure ttyu2 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup off secure ttyu3 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup off secure # Dumb console dcons "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 off secure =46rom /var/log/messages: Jun 4 21:28:50 solfertje kernel: uart0: <16550 or compatible> port = 0x3f8-0x3ff irq=20 4 flags 0x10 on acpi0 Jun 4 21:28:50 solfertje kernel: uart0: console (19200,n,8,1) Jun 4 21:28:50 solfertje kernel: orm0: at iomem = 0xd5000-0xd67ff,0xd7000-0xd7fff on isa0 Jun 4 21:28:50 solfertje kernel: sc0: at flags 0x100 = on isa0 Jun 4 21:28:50 solfertje kernel: sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, = flags=3D0x300> Jun 4 21:28:50 solfertje kernel: vga0: at port = 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 Jun 4 21:28:50 solfertje kernel: atkbdc0: = at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 Jun 4 21:28:50 solfertje kernel: atkbd0: irq 1 on atkbdc0 Jun 4 21:28:50 solfertje kernel: kbd0 at atkbd0 Jun 4 21:28:50 solfertje kernel: atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] I didn't see any options in the BIOS to set the console speed (just = address and IRQ, those are in the above). ISTR that my old mobo did = allow to set that information, but then again, that board (Tyan Tiger) = gave me access to the BIOS through the serial console. What am I missing? Alban Hertroys -- If you can't see the forest for the trees, cut the trees and you'll find there is no forest.