Date: Sun, 7 Dec 1997 10:54:48 +0000 From: "James D. Butt" <jbutt@subcellar.mwci.net> To: Jay Nelson <jdn@qiv.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Console Questions.. Message-ID: <199712071702.LAA02171@subcellar.mwci.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971207105625.282A-100000@acp.qiv.com> References: <199712070636.AAA02172@subcellar.mwci.net>
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> Just a thought... Some PC bioses can be set to halt on errors, one of > which is a dead keyboard. It might be worth checking. Nope it does not lock up until after it uncompresses the bios..and is loading it... Does the same with keyboard or no keyboard with the COMSONSOLE and FORCE_COMCONSOLE complied into the kernel. > On Sun, 7 Dec 1997, James D. Butt wrote: > > > > > We have just moved from BSDI machines to FreeBSD machines.. > > > > In some of our remote locations we have FreeBSD servers and when > > these servers were BSDI we un-hooked the keyboard so that they would > > redirect the console to the serial port. Well I have done quite a bit > > of searching and I am unable to find a solution to make this happen > > with freeBSD. We are running FreeBSD 2.2.5-release. > > > > I compiled the following into the kernel: > > > > options COMCONSOLE > > options FORCE_COMCONSOLE > > > > On the test machine that I did this on it locked on boot..I think > > that I read that this is the reason that they took it out... > > > > Now I tried to get a normal terminal session to come up.. > > > > We have com1 on all of our servers hooked to Livingston portmasters > > just incase we have some problem that we would need to access the > > machine that way.. > > > > I know that there are no cable problems.. I can attach to the port on > > the portmaster and see the echoed characters in minicom on the > > FreeBSD box.. For some reason the FreeBSD box will not spawn login > > prompt.. When I use stty -f /dev/ttyd0 chocol <I think that I have > > chocol wrong I have correct command written down at work> anyway this > > would make the port thing that it has CD... On the terminal side I > > see the login prompt pop up after I send the above command 2 times... > > > > On a ps I get > > > > 9948 d0 Is+ 0:00.03 /usr/libexec/getty std.9600 ttyd0 > > > > After the login prompt pops... I can not type at all.... The only > > thing I can think is it is because their is not a constant Carrier > > Detect... > > > > My ttys looks like > > > > ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure > > > > I know that this should work.. I have the portmaster and FreeBSD Box > > connected via Null modem cable. > > > > Does anyone have any ideas?? > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > James 'J.D.' Butt Voice 319.557.8463 > > Network Engineer pager 319.557.6347 > > MidWest Communications, Inc. fax 319.557.9771 > > 241 Main St. noc@mwci.net > > Dubuque, IA 52001 jbutt@mwci.net > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > "I used up all my sick days... so I'm calling in dead" > > "Lets fight against continental drift!" > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- James 'J.D.' Butt Voice 319.557.8463 Network Engineer pager 319.557.6347 MidWest Communications, Inc. fax 319.557.9771 241 Main St. noc@mwci.net Dubuque, IA 52001 jbutt@mwci.net ----------------------------------------------------------- "I used up all my sick days... so I'm calling in dead" "Lets fight against continental drift!"
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