Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 19:27:05 +0100 (BST) From: Gavin Atkinson <gavin@ury.york.ac.uk> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: kern/66425: Extending dual console support (/boot.config -D option) Message-ID: <200405091827.i49IR5Js008135@buffy.york.ac.uk> Resent-Message-ID: <200405091830.i49IUIox048871@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 66425
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: Extending dual console support (/boot.config -D option)
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
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>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Sun May 09 11:30:18 PDT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Gavin Atkinson
>Release: FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD beta.bu.nker.net 5.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT #4: Fri May 7 22:34:47 BST 2004 root@beta.bu.nker.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
>Description:
Currently, the boot.config -D option selects both the serial console
and the video console as consoles only during boot2. This patch extends the
functionality of the -D flag to cover boot2, loader and the kernel boot.
>How-To-Repeat:
Attach a serial console, stick "-D" or "-Dh" into /boot.config and
reboot. The loader and kernel messages are only visible on one of the consoles.
boot(8) documents this behaviour.
>Fix:
Patch at http://www.devrandom.co.uk/freebsd/bootmulti.diff
I have included changes for both i386 and pc98, although the pc98 changes are
untested. The patch also includes updates to loader(8) and boot(8) manpages.
>Release-Note:
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