From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 9 11:30:25 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC26F16A4D2 for ; Sun, 9 May 2004 11:30:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CACAB43D49 for ; Sun, 9 May 2004 11:30:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i49IUId6048872 for ; Sun, 9 May 2004 11:30:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i49IUIox048871; Sun, 9 May 2004 11:30:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 11:30:18 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200405091830.i49IUIox048871@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Gavin Atkinson Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD52A16A4CE for ; Sun, 9 May 2004 11:29:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-gw0.york.ac.uk (mail-gw0.york.ac.uk [144.32.128.245]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C855A43D2F for ; Sun, 9 May 2004 11:29:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ga9@buffy.york.ac.uk) Received: from kimiko.york.ac.uk (kimiko.york.ac.uk [144.32.226.167]) by mail-gw0.york.ac.uk (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i49ITcEi006358 for ; Sun, 9 May 2004 19:29:38 +0100 (BST) Received: from buffy.york.ac.uk (buffy.york.ac.uk [IPv6:2001:630:61:0:20c:f1ff:fe85:e351]) by kimiko.york.ac.uk (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i49ITcJW039919 for ; Sun, 9 May 2004 19:29:38 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from ga9@buffy.york.ac.uk) Received: from buffy.york.ac.uk (localhost.york.ac.uk [127.0.0.1]) by buffy.york.ac.uk (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i49IR5pH008136 for ; Sun, 9 May 2004 19:27:05 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from ga9@buffy.york.ac.uk) Received: (from ga9@localhost) by buffy.york.ac.uk (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i49IR5Js008135; Sun, 9 May 2004 19:27:05 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from ga9) Message-Id: <200405091827.i49IR5Js008135@buffy.york.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 19:27:05 +0100 (BST) From: Gavin Atkinson To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: kern/66425: Extending dual console support (/boot.config -D option) X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Gavin Atkinson List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 18:30:25 -0000 >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: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >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: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: